Article
Circadian Clocks in the Immune System.
Journal of biological rhythms - 1 Aug 2015
Labrecque Nathalie, Cermakian Nicolas
Abstract excerpt
The immune system is a complex set of physiological mechanisms whose general aim is to defend the organism against non-self-bodies, such as pathogens (bacteria, viruses, parasites), as well as cancer cells. Circadian rhythms are endogenous 24-h variations found in virtually all physiological proc...
Topics
- Adaptive Immunity
- Animals
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Circadian Clocks
- Circadian Rhythm
- Cytokines
- Humans
- Hypersensitivity
- Immune System
- Immunity, Innate
- Killer Cells, Natural
- Mice
- Mutation
- Neutrophils
- Rats