Cortisol levels predict motion sickness tolerance in women but not in men

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 102-106

  Meissner, K ^a   Enck, P ^b   Muth, E R ^c   Kellermann, S ^d   Klosterhalfen, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Gender; Motion sickness; Nausea

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOTION SICKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MOTION SICKNESS; ROTATION; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 62749169929     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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