Variation in the oxytocin receptor gene influences neurocardiac reactivity to social stress and HPA function: A population based study

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 134-139

  Norman, Greg J ^a   Hawkley, Louise ^a   Luhmann, Maike ^a   Ball, Aaron B ^a   Cole, Steve W ^b   Berntson, Gary G ^c   Cacioppo, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cardiac; Cortisol; Oxytocin; Parasympathetic; Stress; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART OUTPUT; HETEROZYGOTE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL STRESS;

CARDIAC OUTPUT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84855925407     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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