Effects of practical examination stress on serum ACTH cortisol concentrations in normal and anxious students

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 489-491

  Sadeghi, Zohreh ^a   Eidi, Maryam ^a   Eidi, Akram ^b   Bahar, Massih ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

ACTH; Anxiety; Cortisol; Stress examination

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; STRESS HORMONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; EXPERIMENTATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 34249844238     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2007.489.491     Document Type: Article

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