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