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Humor and Laughter May Influence Health IV. Humor and Immune Function

This is the final article in a four part series reviewing the influence of humor and laughter on physiological and psychological well-being. This final article reviews the evidence for the effect of sense of humor, exposure to a humor stimulus and laughter on various immune system components, with a...

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Autores principales: Bennett, Mary Payne, Lengacher, Cecile
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2686627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18955287
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nem149
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Sumario:This is the final article in a four part series reviewing the influence of humor and laughter on physiological and psychological well-being. This final article reviews the evidence for the effect of sense of humor, exposure to a humor stimulus and laughter on various immune system components, with a focus on the effects of laughter on natural killer cell cytotoxicity.