Developmental differences in infant salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol responses to stress

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 795-804

  Davis, Elysia Poggi ^a   Granger, Douglas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase; Cortisol; Infant; Maternal infant synchrony; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANT; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349247808     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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