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Self-stimulation behavior: Consequences upon immunity?

Abstract

A variety of behavioral and emotional factors can affect the immune response by changing the brain immunoregulatory mechanisms, resulting in immunosuppression or immunopotentiation. This experiment deals with the effect of chronic self-stimulation behavior on the immune response and lymphoid tissue. Male rats were stereotaxically implanted with bipolar electrodes into the lateral hypothalamus and 7 days after surgery were screened for …

Authors

Sakic B; Vlajkovic S

Journal

Brain Behavior and Immunity, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 255–264

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

9 1990

DOI

10.1016/0889-1591(90)90027-n

ISSN

0889-1591