Allostatic load: When protection gives way to damage

Advances in Mind-Body Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-33

  McEwen, Bruce ^a   Lasley, Elizabeth Norton ^b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE RESISTANCE; HEART; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEPRESSION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIFE STYLE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038745524     PISSN: 07419783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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