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