The effect of an environmental stressor on gender differences on the awakening cortisol response

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 766-772

  Weekes, Nicole Y ^a   Lewis, Richard S ^d   Goto, Sharon G ^a   Garrison Jakel, Jared ^a   Patel, Falgooni ^b   Lupien, Sonia ^c  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

ACR; Cortisol; Examination stress; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 46249083290     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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