Psychological stress-induced changes in salivary alpha-amylase and adrenergic activity

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 477-484

  Kang, Younhee ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Psychological stress; Salivary alpha amylase

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NORADRENALIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MONITORING; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NOREPINEPHRINE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; TEST ANXIETY SCALE; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650953087     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2010.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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