Heritability of cortisol regulation in children

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 553-561

  Gustafsson, Per A ^a   Gustafsson, Per E ^b   Anckarsäter, Henrik ^c   Lichtenstein, Paul ^d   Ljung, Therese ^d   Nelson, Nina ^a   Larsson, Henrik ^d  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

basal cortisol; child; circadian rhythm; heritability; hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis; twin study

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TWINS; BLOOD; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84860831383     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.14.6.553     Document Type: Article

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