CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM IN THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON THE HUMORAL IMMUNE-RESPONSE OF THE RAT

被引:8
作者
AMAT, J
TORRES, A
机构
[1] Sección de Neurofisiología, Instituto de Medicina Experimental, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas
关键词
STRESS; ELECTRIC FOOTSHOCK; ANNUAL RHYTHM; SEASONAL CHANGES; HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSE; RAT;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(93)90410-M
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Among the seasonal immunological changes that have been observed are increase in spring-summer and decrease in autum-winter humoral response, in unstressed subjects. In rats we show that, relative to controls, stress increased the antibody response to sheep red blood cells in July-August, and decreases it from September throughout February. We concluded, therefore, that stress reinforces the basic annual rhythm of this type of response.
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页码:190 / 192
页数:3
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