LEADER 03543nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910819123403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-107-11418-7 010 $a1-280-15997-9 010 $a9786610159970 010 $a1-139-14675-0 010 $a0-511-11672-1 010 $a0-511-06585-X 010 $a0-511-05954-X 010 $a0-511-30417-X 010 $a0-511-54634-3 010 $a0-511-06798-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000018445 035 $a(EBL)218049 035 $a(OCoLC)57183171 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000242765 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11217946 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242765 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10320092 035 $a(PQKB)11196281 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511546341 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL218049 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10069915 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL15997 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC218049 035 $a(PPN)261353551 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000018445 100 $a20010601d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aSeasonal patterns of stress, immune function, and disease /$fRandy J. Nelson ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cCambridge University Press$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 291 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-02117-0 311 $a0-521-59068-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aSeasonality -- Immune function -- Seasonal fluctuations in disease prevalence -- Seasonal changes in immune function -- Photoperiod, melatonin, and immunity -- Energetics and immune function -- Hormonal influence on immune function -- Clinical significance of seasonal patterns of immune function and disease. 330 $aThis book presents evidence that infection is cyclical with the seasons, and that this phenomenon is mirrored in cycles of immune function. The book identifies the mechanisms by which immune systems are bolstered to counteract seasonally-recurrent stressors, such as extreme temperature reductions and food shortages. Stress, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, and human cancers are examined, and the role of hormones such as melatonin and glucocorticoids is considered. The book begins with an overview of seasonality, biological rhythms and photoperiodism, and basic immunology, and then discusses seasonal fluctuations in disease prevalence, immune function, and energetics and endocrinology as they relate to immune function. The clinical significance of this issue is also addressed, as such seasonal changes may play an important role in the development and treatment of infections. This first monograph to examine seasonal immune function from an interdisciplinary perspective will serve practitioners as well as advanced undergraduates and graduate students in biology, immunology, human and veterinary medicine, neuroscience, endocrinology, and zoology. 606 $aDiseases$xSeasonal variations 606 $aImmunity 615 0$aDiseases$xSeasonal variations. 615 0$aImmunity. 676 $a616.07/9 701 $aNelson$b Randy Joe$0729447 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819123403321 996 $aSeasonal patterns of stress, immune function, and disease$94107633 997 $aUNINA