Neuroendocrine-immune interactions in healthy aging

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-106

  Mazzoccoli, Gianluigi ^a   Inglese, Michele ^a   De Cata, Angelo ^a   Carughi, Stefano ^a   Dagostino, Mariangela Pia ^a   Marzulli, Nunzia ^a   Damato, Marcello ^a   Grilli, Massimo ^a   Giuliani, Francesco ^a   Greco, Antonio ^b  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Geriatrics Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Circadian rhythmicity; Neuroendocrine immune system

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTIGENS, CD20; B-LYMPHOCYTES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PINEAL GLAND; REFERENCE VALUES; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 78650237478     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2010.00628.x     Document Type: Article

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