Psychophysiological biomarkers of workplace stressors

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-57

  Chandola, Tarani ^a   Heraclides, Alexandros ^a   Kumari, Meena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Cortisol; HPA axis; Neuroendocrine; Work stress

Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXYDEOXYGUANOSINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATECHOLAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AROUSAL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; DNA DAMAGE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JOB STRESS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HEALTH; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77955920102     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2009.11.005     Document Type: Review

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