Sex differences in cortisol response to noxious stress

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 233-239

  Zimmer, Christiane ^a   Basler, Heinz Dieter ^b   Vedder, Helmut ^b   Lautenbacher, Stefan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cold pressor test; Cortisol; Pain; Plunge test; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; COLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; STRESS;

EID: 0038002166     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200307000-00006     Document Type: Article

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