Sex-specific prediction of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity by pituitary volume during adolescence: A longitudinal study from 12 to 17 years of age

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2694-2704

  Kaess, Michael ^b,c   Simmons, Julian G ^a,d   Whittle, Sarah ^a,e   Jovev, Martina ^a,b   Chanen, Andrew M ^a,b   Yücel, Murat ^e   Pantelis, Christos ^e   Allen, Nicholas B ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cortisol; Development; HPA axis; Pituitary; Sex

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; DIURNAL SLOPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY GLAND VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENCE; CORTISOL; DEVELOPMENT; HPA AXIS; PITUITARY; SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84886089650     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.06.028     Document Type: Article

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