Description
Product ID: | 9780306459764 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | Psychoneuroimmunology |
Subtitle: | An Interdisciplinary Introduction |
Authors: | Author: Manfred Schedlowski, Uwe Tewes |
Page Count: | 612 |
Subjects: | Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Clinical psychology, Biochemistry, Clinical psychology, Biochemical immunology |
Description: | Psychoneuroimmunology is the first textbook to examine the complex functional relationships between the nervous system, the neuroendocrine and the immune system. The international leaders in this field have been brought together to create this pioneering text; Psychoneuroimmunology is the first textbook to examine the complex functional relationships between the nervous system, the neuroendocrine and the immune system. The international leaders in this field have been brought together to create this pioneering text; each contributing from their area of expertise. The result is a comprehensive yet accessible interdisciplinary introduction to psychoneuroimmunology which also takes you further than the foundations of those fascinating topics by covering the most recent research in HIV/AIDS, autoimmune diseases, and the reactivation of latent herpes viruses. Attention is also given to the effects of behavior such as physical exercise, sleep, acute and chronic stress, and conditioning of immune functions in animals and humans. The whole is brought together with a wealth of cited research studies, and over 200 illustrations. |
Imprint Name: | Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers |
Publisher Name: | Springer Science+Business Media |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 1999-10-31 |