Serum cortisol secretion during heroin abstinence is elevated only nocturnally

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-328

  Li, Su Xia ^a,b   Li, Jing ^a,b   Epstein, David H ^c   Zhang, Xiang Yang ^d   Kosten, Thomas R ^d   Lu, Lin ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Cortisol; Detoxification; Heroin abstainers

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; HYDROCORTISONE; LOFEXIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; TIME;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42449121031     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990802013664     Document Type: Article

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