Relier Pairs PSYC 365 Ch 3 VocabVersion en ligne Vocab par Spencer Leon 1 Mitogen 2 Psychoneuroimmunology 3 Immunocompetence 4 Functional tests of immunity 5 Stress intrusion scores 6 Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) 7 Enumerative assay 8 States and traits 9 Biological imbedding 10 NK cell lysis 11 Cytokines 12 NK cell cytotoxic activity assay 13 Acute stressor One of a collection of illnesses, such as colds, coughs, and bronchitis The extent to which an immune system is functioning properly to ward off microorganisms Test in which the proliferation and effectiveness of NK cells is measured after they have been exposed to diseased cells Psychological concepts that distinguish between short-term conditions (states) and enduring characteristics (traits) A relatively harmless substance that stimulates the immune cell activity as though the immune cell were acting against an invading cell or antigen The study of the relationship between psychological states and the functioning of the immune system A measure of the impact a stressful event has on a person's life Destroying tumour cells by exposing them to NK cells The process by which experience has permanent effects on the expression of our genetic coding and, subsequently, on a range of biological processes this coding affects A stressor that is immediate in its duration and proximity Tests done to asses the immune system at work A lab test done to count cells (typically white blood cells) as they exist in the bloodstream Increase the body's capacity to produce inflammation, and help heal wounds and fight infection
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