Effect of forest bathing trips on human immune function

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-17

  Li, Qing ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forest bathing; Granulysin; Granzyme; NK activity; Perforin

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; GRANULYSIN; GRANZYME A; GRANZYME B; PERFORIN; STRESS HORMONE;

ADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; APOPTOSIS; AROMATHERAPY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL COUNT; CELL DAMAGE; FOREST; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEISURE; LYMPHOCYTE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PLANT COMMUNITY; REVIEW; TOURISM; URINALYSIS;

EID: 77149162079     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12199-008-0068-3     Document Type: Review

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