The stress of relocation and neuropeptides: An epidemiological study in children

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 451-452

  Herberth, Gunda ^a   Weber, Annegret ^a   Lehmann, Irina ^a   Röder, Stefan ^a   Herbarth, Olf ^a   Krämer, Ursula ^b   Borte, Michael ^c,d   Diez, Ulrike ^c   Heinrich, Joachim ^e  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b IUF LEIBNIZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c Klinikum St Georg   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUCOCORTICOID; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; NEUROPEPTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENDRITIC CELL; DIVORCE; FAMILY STRESS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; LETTER; MACROPHAGE; MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; RISK; SOCIAL STATUS;

CALRETICULIN; CHILD; HUMANS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRAVEL; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 34648817583     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.06.012     Document Type: Letter

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