Learned placebo responses in neuroendocrine and immune functions

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

Volumn 225, Issue , 2014, Pages 159-181

  Wendt, Laura ^a   Albring, Antje ^a   Schedlowski, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioral conditioning; Learning; Neuroendocrine system; Peripheral immune system; Placebo

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DESLORATADINE;

ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONDITIONING; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PLACEBO EFFECT; RHINITIS; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; ANIMAL; LEARNING; NEUROSECRETION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEARNING; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PLACEBO EFFECT;

EID: 84921807620     PISSN: 01712004     EISSN: 18650325     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-44519-8_10     Document Type: Article

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