Caffeine stimulation of cortisol secretion across the waking hours in relation to caffeine intake levels

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 734-739

  Lovallo, William R ^a,b,e   Whitsett, Thomas L ^a,b   Al'Absi, Mustafa ^c   Sung, Bong Hee ^d   Vincent, Andrea S ^a,b   Wilson, Michael F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Cortisol; Men; Tolerance; Women

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 25844513494     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000181270.20036.06     Document Type: Article

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