Salivary cortisol in psychobiological research: An overview

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 150-169

  Kirschbaum, Clemens ^a   Hellhammer, Dirk H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing hormone challenge; Cortisol; Dexamethasone suppression test; Hormones; Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis; Immunoassay; Saliva; Steroid hormones; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALIVA; STRESS;

ANIMAL; AROUSAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; REFERENCE VALUES; SALIVA;

EID: 0024782968     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: 14230224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000118611     Document Type: Article

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