Characteristics of the salivary alpha-amylase level in resting sublingual saliva as an index of psychological stress

Stress and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 282-288

  Karibe, Hiroyuki ^a   Aoyagi, Kyoko ^a   Koda, Arisa ^a   Kawakami, Tomomi ^a  

^a NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

circadian rhythm; psychological stress; salivary alpha amylase; sex difference; sublingual saliva

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; REST; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBLINGUAL GLAND;

EID: 80053506080     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1358     Document Type: Article

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