Neurohypophyseal hormones in the integration of physiological responses to immune challenges

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 139, Issue , 2002, Pages 127-146

  Kovács, Krisztina J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Brattleboro rat; Corticotropin releasing hormone; Cytokine; Paraventricular nucleus; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

NEUROHYPOPHYSIS HORMONE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0036458184     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(02)39013-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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