Cortisol responses to mental stress, exercise, and meals following caffeine intake in men and women

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 441-447

  Lovallo, William R ^a   Farag, Noha H ^a   Vincent, Andrea S ^b   Thomas, Terrie L ^a   Wilson, Michael F ^c,d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d GATES VASCULAR INSTITUTE AT KALEIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Cortisol; Diet; Men; Stress; Women

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAL; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CAFFEINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EATING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33646708788     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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