Stress, Stress Hormones and the Immune System

Partial table of contents: BASIC CONCEPTS. The Neuroendocrine System: Anatomy, Physiology and Responses to Stress (J. Buckingham, et al.). The Immune System (R. Aspinall). Hormone Receptors and Signal Transduction (G. Vinson). METHODS OF ASSESSING NEUROENDOCRINE, AUTONOMIC AND IMMUNE FUNCTION AND OF MONITORING BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSES TO STRESS. In Vivo and In Vitro Methods for Assessing Neuroendocrine Function (A-M. Cowell, et al.). Assessment of the Autonomic Behavioural Effects to Stress (S. Vellucci). Methods for Monitoring Immune Function (R. Aspinall). FUNCTIONAL INTERPLAY BETWEEN STRESS HORMONES AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. Interleukin-1 Receptors in the Brain-Endocrine-Immune Axis: Role in the Stress Response and Infection (T. Takao E. De Souza). Cytokines, Fever and Thermogenesis (N. Rothwell A. Turnbull). Autonomic Regulation of Immune Function: Anatomical, Biochemical and Functional Studies (J. Downing M. Kendall ). Prolactin, Growth Hormones and Host Defence (I. Berczi). Behaviour, Stress and Immune Function (P. Neveu). Index.