Aging diurnal rhythms and chronic stress: Distinct alteration of diurnal rhythmicity of salivary α-amylase and cortisol

Biological Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 248-256

  Strahler, Jana ^a   Berndt, Christiane ^a   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^a   Rohleder, Nicolas ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Allostatic Load; Cortisol; Diurnal rhythm; Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis; Salivary amylase; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC STRESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SEX RATIO; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALPHA-AMYLASES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953021837     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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