title: The physiology of stress and its relationship to mechanisms of disease and therapeutics.
abstract: Although stress reactions are organized to protect the homeostatic state of animals, they contain elements that may either enhance or diminish susceptibility to disease processes; in many instances, however, stress reactions themselves may induce pathologic change. It is important, therefore, that the veterinary clinician recognize the elements of a stress reaction and understand the mechanisms of disease with which they interact. This article provides a classification of stress stimuli that can be applied when considering interactions between stress reactions and disease processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiological Sciences, Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Stillwater.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Breazile
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000276:immunology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology; D010587:Phagocytosis; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids