Seasonal variation in human salivary cortisol concentration

Chronobiology International

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 923-937

  Persson, Roger ^a,d   Garde, Anne Helene ^a   Hansen, Åse Marie ^a   Österberg, Kai ^b   Larsson, Britt ^c   Ørbæk, Palle ^a   Karlson, Björn ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Awakening cortisol response; Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis; Season; Self rated health; Work

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; STRESS HORMONE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SALIVARY GLAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SEASONS; WORK;

EID: 56249142804     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520802553648     Document Type: Article

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