Journal of Neuroimmunology
Volume 171, Issue 1 , Pages 38-44 , February 2006

A role of the adrenal gland in stress-induced up-regulation of cytokines in plasma

  • Atsuo Sekiyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of stress science, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
    • Laboratory of Host Defenses, Institute for advanced medical sciences, Hyogo Collage of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
    • Esaka Hospital, Suita, Esaka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Atsuo Sekiyama, Department of stress science, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan. Tel.: +81 88 633 9004; fax: +81 88 633 9008.
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  • Haruyasu Ueda

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Host Defenses, Institute for advanced medical sciences, Hyogo Collage of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Shin-ichiro Kashiwamura

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Host Defenses, Institute for advanced medical sciences, Hyogo Collage of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Kensei Nishida

      Affiliations

    • Department of stress science, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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  • Seiko Yamaguchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of stress science, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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  • Hideyuki Sasaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of stress science, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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  • Yuki Kuwano

      Affiliations

    • Department of stress science, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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  • Kaori Kawai

      Affiliations

    • Department of stress science, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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  • Shigetada Teshima-Kondo

      Affiliations

    • Department of stress science, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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  • Kazuhito Rokutan

      Affiliations

    • Department of stress science, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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  • Haruki Okamura

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Host Defenses, Institute for advanced medical sciences, Hyogo Collage of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

Received 12 July 2005 ,Accepted 14 September 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2005.09.010

Journal of Neuroimmunology
Volume 171, Issue 1 , Pages 38-44 , February 2006

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