Neuroendocrine responses to psychological workload of instrument flying in student pilots

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 565-570

  Leino, Tuomo K ^a   Leppäluoto, Juhani ^b   Ruokonen, Aimo ^a   Kuronen, Pentti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH DEFENCE FORCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenaline; Aerospace medicine; Beta endorphin; Cortisol; Man; Noradrenaline; Prolactin; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FLYING; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STRESS; WORKLOAD;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AVIATION; BETA-ENDORPHIN; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PROLACTIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0345517349     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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