Stress-induced augmentation of immune function - The role of stress hormones, leukocyte trafficking, and cytokines

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 785-798

  Dhabhar, Firdaus S ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

interferon; Cell mediated immunity; Corticosterone; Cytokine; Delayed type hypersensitivity; Epinephrine; Immune activation; Leukocyte trafficking; Skin immunity; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOSTERONE; CYTOKINE; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL TRANSPORT; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ERYTHEMA; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRESS;

ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CORTICOSTERONE; CYTOKINES; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; STRESS;

EID: 0036920021     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-1591(02)00036-3     Document Type: Article

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