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

New York : W.H. Freeman, [1994], ©1994.

xii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-356) and index