Sex differences in HPA axis activity in response to a meal

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 272-277

  Martens, Eveline A P ^a,b   Lemmens, Sofie G T ^a,b   Adam, Tanja C M ^b   Westerterp Plantenga, Margriet S ^a,b  

^a TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Food intake; HPA axis functioning; Salivary free cortisol; Sex differences; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84858769401     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.02.016     Document Type: Article

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