Abstract
The term syntoxic compounds comprises all drugs and hormones which increase resistance merely by influencing the reactions of the body, not by destroying or eliminating the pathogens. Thus, for example, the inhibition of inflammation or of immune reactions by antiphlogistic or immunosuppressive hormones and drugs, as well as the maintenance of the blood pressure by vasoactive substances, would be considered as syntoxic reactions as long as these effects are not dependent upon the chemical inactivation of the pathogens.
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Selye, H. (1971). General Pharmacology. In: Hormones and Resistance. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65192-2_5
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