Neuroendocrine and blood pressure responses to rectal distensions in individuals with high and low visceral pain sensitivity

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 580-585

  Elsenbruch, S ^a   Haag, S ^b   Lucas, A ^a   Riemenschneider, N ^a   Pietsch, A ^b   Gerken, G ^b   Heijnen, C J ^c   Schedlowski, M ^a,d   Holtmann, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Pain; Rectal distension; Stress; Visceral sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; STRESS HORMONE;

ADULT; ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; HYPOALGESIA; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM DISEASE; RECTUM DISTENSION; VISCERAL PAIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; BLOOD PRESSURE; DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RECTUM; REFERENCE VALUES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34248583001     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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