Salivary alpha-amylase response to acute psychosocial stress: The impact of age

Biological Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 421-429

  Almela, Mercedes ^a   Hidalgo, Vanesa ^a   Villada, Carolina ^a   van der Meij, Leander ^a   Espín, Laura ^b   Gómez Amor, Jesús ^b   Salvador, Alicia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age differences; Cortisol; HPA axis; Middle aged persons; Psychosocial stress; Salivary alpha amylase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; HYDROCORTISONE;

ACUTE STRESS; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYDROCORTISONE SALIVA LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SALIVA LEVEL; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79960109125     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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