Genetic factors, perceived chronic stress, and the free cortisol response to awakening

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 707-720

  Wüst, Stefan ^a   Federenko, Ilona ^a   Hellhammer, Dirk H ^a   Kirschbaum, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioral genetics; Chronic stress; Cortisol awakening response; Twins

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; STRESS; TWIN ZYGOSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0342656121     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(00)00021-4     Document Type: Article

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