Identifying hormonal habituation in field studies of stress

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-303

  Cyr, Nicole E ^a,b   Romero, L Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Chronic stress; Field studies; Glucocorticoids; Habituation

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC STRESS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXHAUSTION; HABITUATION; HUMAN; LIFE HISTORY; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRESS; WEATHER;

EID: 63449125996     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.02.001     Document Type: Review

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