Relations between aggressive behavior, immune activity, and disease susceptibility

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 433-453

  Azpiroz, Arantza ^a   Garmendia, Larraitz ^a   Fano, Eduardo ^a   Sanchez Martin, Jose R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggression; Disease susceptibility; Immunity; Neuroendocrinology; Psychoneuroimmunology; Social stress

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAMMAL; MENTAL STRESS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RODENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SPLEEN CELL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0038300383     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-1789(02)00066-6     Document Type: Review

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