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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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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bosch, Jos A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Phillips, Anna C. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Lord, Janet M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Subjects:
Immunology.
Neurosciences.
Geriatrics.
Behavioral sciences.
Geriatrics/Gerontology.
Behavioral Sciences.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4776-4
Table of Contents:
  • 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.   .

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