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Immunosenescence Psychosocial and Behavioral Determinants /

This book presents the first multi-disciplinary approach to the understanding of immune aging, or immunosenescence; it combines biological data and clinical observations with psychological, social, and behavioral perspectives and is thus a valuable and timely contribution to the literature in this a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Bosch, Jos A. (Editor ), Phillips, Anna C. (Editor ), Lord, Janet M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to Ageing of the Adaptive Immune System
  • The chronic stress of caregiving accelerates the natural aging of the immune system
  • Stress and ageing: Effects on neutrophil function
  • Stress, Aging, and Wound Healing
  • Psychoneuromicrobiology: cytomegalovirus infection as a putative link between stress, aging and immunity
  • Psychosocial factors and telomere length in peripheral blood
  • Stress-related Behavioural Responses, Immunity and Ageing in animal models
  • Socio-economic status and immunosenescence
  • Exercise and Immunosenescence
  • Obesity and Immunosenescence: Psychological, Behavioral, & Biochemical Pathways
  • Sleep and immunity in older age
  • The role of stress and adrenal hormones in immunosenescence.   .