Hypnosis, Differential Expression of Cytokines by T-Cell Subsets, and the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 179-196

  Wood, Gary J ^a   Bughi, Stefan ^a   Morrison, John ^a   Tanavoli, Sara ^a   Tanavoli, Sohrab ^a   Zadeh, Homayoun H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Hypnosis; Hypothalamo pituitary adrenal axis; Immunity; Neuro endocrine; Psychoneuroimmunology; T cell

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPNOSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; STRESS; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ADULT; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

EID: 0037243926     PISSN: 00029157     EISSN: 21600562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2003.10403525     Document Type: Article

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