The cortisol awakening response (CAR): Facts and future directions

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-73

  Fries, Eva ^a   Dettenborn, Lucia ^a   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol awakening response; Hippocampus; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 61849085833     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.03.014     Document Type: Article

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