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