title: [Stress].
abstract: The general adaptation syndrome is discussed on the light of recent discoveries on hypothalamic peptides and of their possible influence in survival and in induction of diseases. The problem of stress in alcoholism is reviewed. The author ends with a short souvenir of Hans Selye.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Metabolismo e Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Lisboa.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Manso
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D005790:General Adaptation Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000502:physiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D009479:Neuropeptides