Diurnal profiles of salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase change across the adult lifespan: Evidence from repeated daily life assessments

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3167-3171

  Nater, Urs M ^a   Hoppmann, Christiane A ^b   Scott, Stacey B ^c,d  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cortisol; Lifespan; Salivary alpha amylase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; LIFE EVENT; LIFE EXTENSION; LIFESPAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

AGING; CORTISOL; LIFESPAN; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALPHA-AMYLASES; AREA UNDER CURVE; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOASSAY; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888296509     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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