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A role for the autonomic nervous system in modulating the immune response during mild emotional stimuli
G Croiset1, C J Heijnen, W E van der Wal
1Rudolf Magnus Institute, Medical Faculty, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Life Sciences
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
The role of the autonomic nervous system in the modulation of the immune response to emotional stimuli, was established in rats subjected to the passive avoidance test. An increase in splenic primary antibody response directed against SRBC was found after exposure of rats to the passive avoidance apparatus (novelty). Both local surgical denervation of the spleen and beta-receptor blockade (timolol, 1 mg/kg i.p. 1 h prior to testing) prevented the increase in primary antibody response.