Gender differences in age-related changes in HPA axis reactivity

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 225-240

  Seeman, Teresa E ^a   Singer, Burton ^b   Wilkinson, Charles W ^c   Bruce McEwen, ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; Cognitive challenge; Gender differences; HPA axis reactivity

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AREA UNDER CURVE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035130473     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(00)00043-3     Document Type: Article

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