Journal article
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