Short-term effects of alcohol consumption on the hormonal milieu and mood states in nulliparous women

Alcohol

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-36

  Mennella, Julie A ^a   Pepino, M Yanina ^a  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cortisol; Mood; Oxytocin; Prolactin; Women

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKENNESS; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; ORANGE JUICE; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTATION; OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN;

EID: 33744533705     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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