The cortisol response to normal and nocturnal awakening

Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-28

  Hucklebridge, F ^a   Clow, A ^a   Rahman, H ^a   Evans, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Awakening; Cortisol; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Nocturnal

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; SALIVA LEVEL; SLEEP; STRESS;

EID: 0034056028     PISSN: 02698803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//0269-8803.14.1.24     Document Type: Article

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