Hair cortisol concentration differs across site and person: Localisation and consistency of responses to a brief pain stressor

Physiological Research

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 979-983

  Sharpley, C F ^a   Kauter, K G ^a   Mcfarlane, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Hair; Peripheral HPA axis; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HAIR; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS;

ADULT; HAIR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 78651453238     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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