Neuroendocrine and cytokines-induced responses to minutes, hours, and days of mental stress

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 283-292

  Matalka, Khalid Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PETRA   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Examination; HPA axis and SAM system; Mental stress

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROLACTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EXAMINATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REVIEW; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TIME; WRITING;

EID: 0242637256     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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