Salivary α-amylase stress reactivity across different age groups

Psychophysiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 587-595

  Strahler, Jana ^a   Mueller, Anett ^a   Rosenloecher, Franziska ^a   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^a   Rohleder, Nicolas ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stress; Age; Children; Older adults; Salivary alpha amylase; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950638316     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2009.00957.x     Document Type: Article

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