Acute hypobaric-hypoxia challenge and salivary cortisol and DHEA-S in healthy male subjects

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 637-642

  Pontremolesi, Sara ^a,c   Biselli, Roberto ^a,c   Appiani, Giuseppe Ciniglio ^a,c   D'Amelio, Raffaele ^b,c   Simona, Simeoni ^a,c   Patacchioli, Francesca Romana ^a,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Experimental Flight Centre   (Italy)

^c Italian Army   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortisol DHEA S ratio; Military aviators; Salivary stress hormones

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ADULT; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOXIA; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SALIVA; SOLDIER;

ADULT; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOXIA; AREA UNDER CURVE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; REFERENCE VALUES; SALIVA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84864880227     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.3080.2012     Document Type: Article

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