Classically conditioned changes in plasma cortisol levels induced by dexamethasone in healthy men

FASEB Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 1291-1296

  Sabbioni, Marzio E E ^a,b   Bovbjerg, Dana H ^a   Mathew, Sobhan ^a   Sikes, Carolyn ^a   Lasley, Betty ^a   Stokes, Peter E ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Conditioned stimulus; Double blind; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDITIONING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030695480     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.11.14.9409548     Document Type: Conference Paper

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