Determinants of the diurnal course of salivary alpha-amylase

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 392-401

  Nater, Urs M ^a,b   Rohleder, Nicolas ^c,d   Schlotz, Wolff ^e   Ehlert, Ulrike ^b   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diurnal rhythm; Free cortisol; Physiological factors; Psychological factors; Salivary alpha amylase; Wake up response

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC STRESS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONITORING; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP PATTERN; STRESS; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALPHA-AMYLASE; BODY MASS INDEX; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING; STRESS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 34247196624     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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