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Defense Mechanisms
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psychological defense mechanism
, defense mechanisms psychological
, Mechanisms, Defense
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Unconscious process used by an individual or a group of individuals in order to cope with impulses, feelings or ideas which are not acceptable at…
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22 relations
Conversion disorder
General Adaptation Syndrome
Motivation
Personality Disorders
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Broader (2)
Coping Behavior
Emotional Adjustment
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Defiance
Denial (Psychology)
Identification (Psychology)
Intellectualization
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2012
2012
Effects of Zeolite and Selenium Application on Some Physiological Traits and Oil Yield of Medicinal Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) under Drought Stress
K. E. Zanjani
,
Amir Hossein
,
S. Rad
,
M. Naeemi
,
T. Taherkhani
2012
Corpus ID: 59068978
There is no doubt that certain plants offer valuable medicinal properties. But there are many challenges that local communities…
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2010
2010
Host Defense Mechanisms in Secondary Syphilitic
G. Stary
,
I. Klein
,
+4 authors
G. Stingl
2010
Corpus ID: 41125652
Cell-mediated immunity is thought to be of critical importance in antisyphilitic host defense, but the exact mechanisms are still…
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Review
1995
Review
1995
Cellular defense mechanisms of the skin against oxidant stress and in particular UVA radiation
L. Applegate
,
E. Frenk
1995
Corpus ID: 68023666
Earlier studies have been mainly concerned with shortwave ultraviolet light of the sun. More recently, interest has shifted to…
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1991
1991
The use of fast atom bombardment and laser desorption mass spectrometry in the analysis of complex carbohydrates
H. Egge
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J. Peter-Katalinic
,
M. Karas
,
B. Stahl
1991
Corpus ID: 96952158
Abstract
Review
1989
Review
1989
Immune Defense Mechanisms in Fish to Protozoan and Helminth Infections
D. Evans
,
J. Gratzek
1989
Corpus ID: 85645469
Fish respond to parasite infections (and infestations) by the production of antigen specific IgM-like antibodies as well as by…
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1987
1987
Macrophage activation for antileishmanial defense by an apparently novel mechanism.
D. Wyler
,
D. Beller
,
J. Sypek
Journal of Immunology
1987
Corpus ID: 36676031
Activation of macrophages by lymphokines (including interferon-gamma; IFN-gamma) is presently considered to be a major host…
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1979
1979
Thymus-dependent control of host defense mechanisms against Trypanosoma cruzi infection
F. Kierszenbaum
,
M. Pienkowski
Infection and Immunity
1979
Corpus ID: 34118790
Congenitally athymic homozygous (nu/nu) mice were shown to be significantly more susceptible to Trypanosoma cruzi infection than…
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Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Alteration of host defense mechanisms by murine cytomegalovirus infection
D. K. Kelsey
,
G. Olsen
,
J. Overall
,
L. Glasgow
Infection and Immunity
1977
Corpus ID: 34863733
An animal model of a sublethal infection, utilizing murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV), was developed to determine whether…
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1975
1975
Effect of nonspecific stimulation on the defense mechanisms of inbred mice.
S. Medina
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S. Vas
,
H. Robson
Journal of Immunology
1975
Corpus ID: 33881883
Acquired resistance to facultative intracellular parasites was investigated in C57BL/6J inbred mice susceptibe to Salmonella…
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1967
1967
Antibacterial mechanisms in the urinary bladder.
G. Cobbs
,
D. Kaye
,
Foster Mulholland
,
Paquin
The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
1967
Corpus ID: 11007016
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