The salivary alpha amylase over cortisol ratio as a marker to assess dysregulations of the stress systems

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-72

  Ali, Nida ^a   Pruessner, Jens C ^a,b  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase; Cortisol; Early life adversity; Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal (HPA) system; Ratio; Sympathetic nervous system (SNS)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EARLY LIFE ADVERSITY; EARLY LIFE STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SOCIAL STRESS; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOSTASIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER CURVE; ATTITUDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857114004     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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