Social networks and immunosuppression during stress: Relationship conflict or energy conservation?

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-284

  Segerstrom, Suzanne C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular immunity; Ecological immunology; Mood; Social

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN TEST; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; STRESS;

ADULT; AFFECT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 38649126909     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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