Sweat-inducing physiological challenges do not result in acute changes in hair cortisol concentrations

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 53, Issue , 2015, Pages 108-116

  Grass, Juliane ^a   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^a   Miller, Robert ^a   Gao, Wei ^a   Steudte Schmiedgen, Susann ^a   Stalder, Tobias ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute; Cortisol; Diurnal; Hair; Saliva; Sweat; Validation

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAIR CORTISOL CONCENTRATION; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; SALIVA CORTISOL LEVEL; SALIVA LEVEL; SAUNA BATHING; SWEATING; TREADMILL TEST; ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HAIR; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SAUNA; SWEAT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SALIVA; STEAM BATH; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SWEAT; SWEATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922783949     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.12.023     Document Type: Article

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