Why zebras don't get ulcers : a guide to stress, stress related diseases, and coping / Robert M. Sapolsky.

  • Sapolsky, Robert M.
Date:
[1994], ©1994
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New York : W.H. Freeman, [1994], ©1994.

Physical description

xii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-356) and index

Contents

Why don't zebras get ulcers? -- Glands, gooseflesh, and hormones -- Stroke, heart attacks and voodoo death -- Stress, metabolism and liquidating your assets -- Ulcers, colitis and the runs -- Dwarfism and the importance of mothers -- Sex and reproduction -- Immunity, stress and disease -- Stress-induced analgesia -- Why is psychological stres stressful? -- Stress and depression -- Aging and death -- Managing stress.

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  • 0716723913 :