Awakening cortisol responses are influenced by health status and awakening time but not by menstrual cycle phase

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-47

  Kudielka, B M ^a   Kirschbaum, C ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Awakening time; Gender; Menstrual cycle phase; Morning cortisol profile; Salivary cortisol; Smoking

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TIME; AGING; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALIVA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; AROUSAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; KINETICS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037210326     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(02)00008-2     Document Type: Article

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