Intranasal oxytocin attenuates the cortisol response to physical stress: A dose-response study

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 399-407

  Cardoso, Christopher ^a   Ellenbogen, Mark A ^a   Orlando, Mark Anthony ^a   Bacon, Simon L ^a,b,c   Joober, Ridha ^d  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

24IU; 48IU; Cortisol; Dose response; Exercise; Intranasal oxytocin; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA LEVEL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; OXYTOCIN; SALIVA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84875237152     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.07.013     Document Type: Article

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