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

Author/creator Sapolsky, Robert M.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : W.H. Freeman, ©1994.
Descriptionxii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [283]-356) and index.
Other titleWhy zebras do not get ulcers.
LCCN 93027078
ISBN0716723913 :