Adrenocortical activation following stressful exercise: Further evidence for attenuated free cortisol responses in women using oral contraceptives

Stress Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 137-143

  Kirschbaum, Clemens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Ergometry; Human; Menstrual cycle phase; Physical stress; Saliva

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; SALIVA ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030038031     PISSN: 07488386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1700(199607)12:3<137::AID-SMI685>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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