Genetic contributions to acute autonomic stress responsiveness in children

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 302-308

  Mueller, Anett ^a   Strahler, Jana ^b   Armbruster, Diana ^c   Lesch, Klaus Peter ^d   Brocke, Burkhard ^c   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; COMT; Gene polymorphism; Heart rate variability; Salivary alpha amylase

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ACUTE STRESS; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84859162532     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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