A heartfelt response: Oxytocin effects on response to social stress in men and women

Biological Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Kubzansky, Laura D ^a   Mendes, Wendy Berry ^b   Appleton, Allison A ^a   Block, Jason ^c   Adler, Gail K ^d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Experiment; Gender; Health; Oxytocin; Social stress

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REBOUND; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRESS; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYTOCIN; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84858222916     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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