Basal SIgA and cortisol levels predict stress-related health outcomes

Stress and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-23

  Volkmann, Elizabeth R ^a   Weekes, Nicole Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Psychological stress; Secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA); Upper respiratory infections

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENCE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STRESS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 33644774830     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1077     Document Type: Article

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