The relationship between basal and acute HPA axis activity and aggressive behavior in adults

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 629-637

  Böhnke, Robina ^a   Bertsch, Katja ^b   Kruk, Menno R ^c   Naumann, Ewald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cortisol; Cortisol awakening response; HPA axis; Provocation; Taylor Aggression Paradigm

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SALIVA;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952242415     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-010-0391-x     Document Type: Article

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