Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical responses to psychological stress and caffeine in men at high and low risk for hypertension

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 521-527

  Al'Absi, Mustafa ^a,b,d   Lovallo, William R ^a,b   Mckey, Barbara ^a   Sung, Bong Hee ^c   Whitsett, Thomas L ^b   Wilson, Michael F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Caffeine; Cortisol; Hypertension; Stress

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031926773     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199807000-00021     Document Type: Article

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