Salivary alpha amylase levels under conditions of extreme examination stress

Psychological Reports

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 455-458

  Ng, Vivian ^a   Koh, David ^a   Wee, Andrew ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA;

ADULT; ALPHA-AMYLASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 57549108356     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.103.2.455-458     Document Type: Article

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