Differentiating the Impact of Episodic and Chronic Stressors on Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis Regulation in Young Women

Health Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 447-455

  Marin, Teresa J ^a   Martin, Tara M ^a   Blackwell, Ekin ^a   Stetler, Cinnamon ^a   Miller, Gregory E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

chronic stress; cortisol; episodic stress; glucocorticoid receptor; young women

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; INTERVIEW; LIFE STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; VEIN PUNCTURE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SALIVA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSULIN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34547691529     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.26.4.447     Document Type: Article

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