Stress and Immune Cells. Clinical Aspects.
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Accession number;03A0196669
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| Title;Stress and Immune Cells. Clinical Aspects. |
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HOSHI KEIKO
(St. Marianna Univ. School of Medicine, Inst. Medical Sci., JPN)
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Journal Title;Prog Med
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Journal Code:F0664B
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ISSN:0287-3648
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VOL.23;NO.2;PAGE.561-566(2003)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.4, REF.25 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;Japanese |
| Abstract;"A proverb says "All illnesses come from Qi" which was coined by our ancestors based on their experiences, observations, and naieve philosophy. We share similar experiences in our clinical practices: some chronic diseases exacerbate when the patient has negative events in his daily life, or conversely subside. Hans Selye demonstrated that stress caused atrophy of the thymus gland and hypertrophy of the adrenal glands. Many reports show that stress is related numbers and percents of circulating white blood cells and lymphocyte, immuno-globulin levels, antibody titers to some viruses, and cytokines. During the past half century, it has become clear that stress and immune system. (author abst.) |
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