Salivary cortisol as a tool for physiological studies and diagnostic strategies

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1171-1175

  Castro, M ^a   Elias, P C L ^a   Martinelli, C E ^a   Antonini, S R R ^a   Santiago, L ^a   Moreira, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cushing's syndrome; Ontogeny; Salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; OBESITY; REVIEW; SALIVA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBESITY; SALIVA;

EID: 0034297918     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2000001000006     Document Type: Article

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