stress related illness: the immune system research- Kiecolt-glaser
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- Created on: 02-03-13 19:20
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acute stress- exam stress
- natural experiment investigating whether stress from short tem stressors (exams) had a effect on the immune system of medical students
- blood samples were taken a month before (low stress) and during the exam period (high stress)
- immune system functioning was assesed by measuring NK (natural killers) cells activity
- Glaser found that NK cell activity…
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