Genetic and environmental influences on cortisol regulation across days and contexts in middle-aged men

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 467-479

  Franz, Carol E ^a   York, Timothy P ^b   Eaves, Lindon J ^b   Mendoza, Sally P ^c   Hauger, Richard L ^a,d   Hellhammer, Dirk H ^e   Jacobson, Kristen C ^f   Levine, Seymour ^c   Lupien, Sonia J ^g   Lyons, Michael J ^h   Prom Wormley, Elizabeth ^b   Xian, Hong ⁱ   Kremen, William S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^g CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^h BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Heritability; HPA axis; Salivary cortisol; Twins

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; WORKING TIME; AROUSAL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; METABOLISM; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; TIME; TWINS;

AROUSAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; TIME FACTORS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 77956153082     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-010-9352-2     Document Type: Article

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