Longitudinal study of basal cortisol levels in healthy elderly subjects: Evidence for subgroups

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-105

  Lupien, Sonia ^a,d,e   Lecours, André Roch ^a   Schwartz, George ^b,c   Sharma, Shakti ^b,c   Hauger, Richard L ^d   Meaney, Michael J ^b,c   Nair, N P V ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Univ of California in San Diego ^*  (Canada)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Cortisol; HPA activity; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030070624     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-4580(95)02005-5     Document Type: Article

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