Relationship between salivary cortisol and progesterone levels in humans

Biological Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-107

  Wirth, Michelle M ^a   Meier, Elizabeth A ^a   Fredrickson, Barbara L ^a   Schultheiss, Oliver C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bi partial correlation; Cortisol; Hormonal contraceptives; Hormones; HPA axis; Human; Oral contraceptives; Progesterone; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOWN REGULATION; EMOTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROGESTERONE; SALIVA;

EID: 33751200330     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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