John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health

Allostatic Load and Allostasis Notebook

Table of Contents

1.  Allostatic Load and Allostasis
2.  Antibody Response to an Antigenic Challenge
3.  Body Composition
4.  Cardiovascular Measures of Allostatic Load
5.  Catecholamines and Environmental Stress
6.  Central Body Fat
7.  Decrease in Cell-mediated Immunity - A Marker
         for Allostatic Load Effects on Immune Function
8.  Dietary Factors and SES
9.  Fibrinogen is a Candidate Measure of Allostatic Load
10. Heart Rate Variability
11. Memory Function and Hippocampal Formation Volume
12. Modes of Cardiac Control
13. Muscle Tension
14. Parasympathetic Function
15. Salivary Cortisol Measurement and Challenge Tests
16. Sleep Quantity and Endocrine Markers of Sleep Quality
17. Vital Exhaustion - A Syndrome of Psychological Distress