Cortisol, prolactin, growth hormone and neurovegetative responses to emotions elicited during an hypnoidal state

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-17

  Sobrinho, L G ^a   Simoes M ^b   Barbosa, L ^c   Raposo, J F ^a   Pratas, S ^a   Fernandes, P L ^d   Santos, M A ^a  

^a Portuguese Cancer Institute   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^c Instituto Gulbenkian De Ciência ^*  (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Growth hormone; Hypnosis; Prolactin; Psychological stress; Vagal tone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPNOSIS; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAGE; SHOCK; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; VAGUS TONE; ADULT; BLOOD; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FANTASY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOANALYSIS;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FANTASY; FEMALE; FREE ASSOCIATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROLACTIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0037210322     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(01)00100-7     Document Type: Article

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