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Title Seasonal patterns of stress, immune function, and disease / Randy J. Nelson [and others]
Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 291 pages) : illustrations
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-286) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Diseases -- Seasonal variations.
Immunity.
Biological rhythms.
Seasons.
Periodicity
Immunity
Communicable Diseases -- epidemiology
Seasons
Immunity -- physiology
MEDICAL -- Immunology.
Seasons
Biological rhythms
Diseases -- Seasonal variations
Immunity
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
Author Nelson, Randy Joe
ISBN 051106585X
9780511065859
0511067984
9780511067983
0511116721
9780511116728
9780511546341
0511546343
9780521021173
0521021170
Other Titles Seasonal patterns of stress, immune function, & disease