Sex differences of salivary cortisol secretion in patients with major depression

Stress

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-109

  Hinkelmann, Kim ^a   Botzenhardt, Johannes ^a   Muhtz, Christoph ^a   Agorastos, Agorastos ^a   Wiedemann, Klaus ^a   Kellner, Michael ^a   Otte, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Depression; HPA axis; Psychoneuroendocrinology; Sex effects; Stress

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; HYDROCORTISONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ZOLPIDEM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 83455201613     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2011.582200     Document Type: Article

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