TY - JOUR
T1 - The state of leukocyte adhesiveness/aggregation in the peripheral blood is more sensitive than the white blood cell count for the detection of acute mental stress
AU - Arber, N.
AU - Berliner, S.
AU - Arber, L.
AU - Liphshitz, A.
AU - Sinai, Y.
AU - Zajicek, G.
AU - Eilat, Y.
AU - Pinkhas, J.
AU - Aronson, M.
PY - 1992/1
Y1 - 1992/1
N2 - We determined the state of the leukocyte adhesiveness/aggregation in the peripheral blood by using a simple slide test and found it to be more sensitive than the white blood cell count for the detection of acute mental stress. Included were 71 controls, 64 young athletes examined just before their exercise, 14 volunteers who were examined 10-20 min before engagement in rappeling while an additional group of 20 were examined just before the act as they were facing an abyss from the top of a cliff. The state of leukocyte adhesiveness/aggregation correlated significantly (p < 0.0005) only with the increasing strain assumed to occur from the first to the fourth group. The state of leukocyte adhesiveness/aggregation was 3.3 × more sensitive than white blood cell count in both rappeling groups and 5 × more sensitive than white blood cell count when evaluated in those examined at the last minute. We concluded that the state of leukocyte adhesiveness/aggregation is a reliable marker of acute mental stress.
AB - We determined the state of the leukocyte adhesiveness/aggregation in the peripheral blood by using a simple slide test and found it to be more sensitive than the white blood cell count for the detection of acute mental stress. Included were 71 controls, 64 young athletes examined just before their exercise, 14 volunteers who were examined 10-20 min before engagement in rappeling while an additional group of 20 were examined just before the act as they were facing an abyss from the top of a cliff. The state of leukocyte adhesiveness/aggregation correlated significantly (p < 0.0005) only with the increasing strain assumed to occur from the first to the fourth group. The state of leukocyte adhesiveness/aggregation was 3.3 × more sensitive than white blood cell count in both rappeling groups and 5 × more sensitive than white blood cell count when evaluated in those examined at the last minute. We concluded that the state of leukocyte adhesiveness/aggregation is a reliable marker of acute mental stress.
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U2 - 10.1016/0022-3999(92)90112-F
DO - 10.1016/0022-3999(92)90112-F
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AN - SCOPUS:0026515341
SN - 0022-3999
VL - 36
SP - 37
EP - 46
JO - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
JF - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
IS - 1
ER -