Stress-induced declarative memory impairment in healthy elderly subjects: Relationship to cortisol reactivity

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2070-2075

  Lupien, S J ^a,b,e   Gaudreau, S ^b   Tchiteya, B M ^b   Maheu, F ^b   Sharma, S ^a   Nair, N P V ^a   Hauger, R L ^d   McEwen, B S ^c   Meaney, M J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030789236     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.7.2070     Document Type: Article

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