Stress-induced changes in immune cell distribution and trafficking: Implications for immunoprotection versus immunopathology

Neural and Neuroendocrine Mechanisms in Host Defense and Autoimmunity

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 7-25

  Dhabhar, Firdaus S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-48334-4_2     Document Type: Chapter

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