Stress: Immunology and Inflammation

George Fink

• 22 augustus 2023
• 9780128175590

Samenvatting:

Stress: Immunology and Inflammation, Volume Five in the Handbook of Stress series, covers the influence physiologic stress has on immunity, immunology and inflammation. It provides a quick orientation to the subject for research, in clinic use, and in everyday life. Integrated closely with new behavioral findings and with relevance to human conditions, the concepts and data in this volume offer readers cutting-edge information. It will be of prime interest to neuroscientists, clinicians, researchers, academics, and students in Neuroendocrinology, Neuroscience, Biomedicine, Immunology, Endocrinology, Psychology, Psychiatry and some aspects of the Social Sciences.

The effect of stress on our emotional and physical health can be devastating. There have been significant advances in our understanding of the influence stress has on inflammation in the human body and also our immunity to various afflictions.

• Offers impressive scope, addressing the effect of stress on immunity, inflammation and related conditions
• Includes rich illustrations with explanatory figures and tables
• Contains boxed callout sections that serve to explain key concepts and methods
• Allows access to specific self-contained stress subsections without the need to purchase the whole Handbook of Stress series