Sex differences in hypothalamicpituitaryadrenal axis function in patients with chronic pain syndrome

Stress

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 293-301

  Turner Cobb, Julie M ^a   Osborn, Mike ^a,b   Da Silva, Leonardo ^a   Keogh, Edmund ^a   Jessop, David S ^c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pain syndrome; Chronic stress; HPA axis; Hypocortisolemia; Salivary cortisol; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGED; CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SECRETION;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77953451987     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253890903524785     Document Type: Article

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