Emotional irritation before mental stress is associated with enhanced peripheral norepinephrine

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 459-466

  Weber, Cora Stefanie ^a   Thayer, Julian F ^b   Rudat, Miriam ^a   Perschel, Frank Holger ^a   Buchholz, Konard ^c   Deter, Hans Christian ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Emotional irritation; Epinephrine; Mental stress; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36248992296     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2007.00612.x     Document Type: Article

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