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Seasonal patterns of stress, immune function, and disease / Randy J. Nelson [and others].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 291 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 051106585X
  • 9780511065859
  • 0511067984
  • 9780511067983
  • 0511116721
  • 9780511116728
  • 9780511546341
  • 0511546343
  • 9780521021173
  • 0521021170
Other title:
  • Seasonal patterns of stress, immune function, & disease [Cover title]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Seasonal patterns of stress, immune function, and disease.DDC classification:
  • 616.07/9 22
LOC classification:
  • RA793 .S43 2002eb
NLM classification:
  • QT 167
Online resources:
Contents:
Seasonality -- Immune function -- Seasonal fluctuations in disease prevalence -- Seasonal changes in immune function -- Photoperiod, melatonin, and immunity -- Energetics and immune function -- Hormonal influence on immune function -- Clinical significance of seasonal patterns of immune function and disease.
Summary: This first book to examine seasonal immune function from an interdisciplinary perspective presents evidence that infection is cyclical with the seasons, and that this phenomenon is mirrored in cycles of immune function. Stress, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, and human cancers are examined, and the role of hormones is considered.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-286) and index.

Seasonality -- Immune function -- Seasonal fluctuations in disease prevalence -- Seasonal changes in immune function -- Photoperiod, melatonin, and immunity -- Energetics and immune function -- Hormonal influence on immune function -- Clinical significance of seasonal patterns of immune function and disease.

This first book to examine seasonal immune function from an interdisciplinary perspective presents evidence that infection is cyclical with the seasons, and that this phenomenon is mirrored in cycles of immune function. Stress, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, and human cancers are examined, and the role of hormones is considered.

Print version record.

WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650

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