Stressful early life experiences and immune dysregulation across the lifespan

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 8-12

  Fagundes, Christopher P ^a   Glaser, Ronald ^a   Kiecolt Glaser, Janice K ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood maltreatment; Early adversity; Immune dysregulation; Psychoneuroimmunology; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CELL AGING; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EPIGENETICS; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; INFLAMMATION; LIFESPAN; MENTAL STRESS; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELOMERE; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TELOMERE SHORTENING;

EID: 84870757960     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: 10902139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.06.014     Document Type: Review

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