Definitions of stress and sympathetic neuronal responses
Definitions of stress and sympathetic neuronal responses
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1749-6632.1995.tb44667.x
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发表时间:
1995-01-01
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影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Kopin, IJ
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作者:
Kopin, IJ
The origin of the concept of stress in biology, intuitively borrowed from the physical definition of stress as a deforming force, is unknown, but well over a century ago the term was used with reference to factors that disrupt normal physiological or psychological function. A newer concept of stress was conceived by Hans Selye, who did much to popularize the use of the term as a state in which demands of life have produced a stereotypic syndrome with broad biological effects, including disease. A field of stress research has emerged in which there have been both semantic and substantive scientific controversies regarding Selye's concepts. In this brief review, I will describe the evolution of thought about biological stress, discuss the similarities and differences between physical and biological stresses and strains, and describe a strategy for testing Selye's hypotheses regarding a single response pattern common to all stresses.