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