Gender differences in stimulated cytokine production following acute psychological stress

@article{Prather2009GenderDI,
  title={Gender differences in stimulated cytokine production following acute psychological stress},
  author={Aric A. Prather and Judith E. Carroll and Jacqueline M. Fury and Kevin K McDade and Diana C. Ross and Anna L. Marsland},
  journal={Brain, Behavior, and Immunity},
  year={2009},
  volume={23},
  pages={622-628}
}
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