Brain asymmetry, immunity, handedness

Central European Journal of Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Stoyanov, Zlatislav ^a   Decheva, Lyoubka ^a   Pashalieva, Irina ^a   Nikolova, Piareta ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Brain asymmetry; Handedness; Hemispheric control; Immunity

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EMOTION; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84860780361     PISSN: 18951058     EISSN: 16443640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11536-011-0121-2     Document Type: Review

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