Cortisol and memory retrieval in women: Influence of menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-71

  Kuhlmann, Sabrina ^a   Wolf, Oliver T ^a,b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Estrogens; Hippocampus; Humans; Memory; Progestins; Stress

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY MASS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEAL PHASE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEAL PHASE; MEMORY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL RECALL; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 26944499391     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0143-z     Document Type: Article

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