Neuroendocrine and immune responses to a cognitive stress challenge in veterans with and without PTSD

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  de Kloet, Carien S ^a,b   Vermetten, Eric ^c,d   Rademaker, Arthur R ^c   Geuze, Elbert ^c,d   Westenberg, Herman G M ^d  

^a Rivierduinen   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Research Centre Military Mental Healthcare   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACTH; Catecholamines; Cognitive stress challenge; Cortisol; HPA axis; NK cell activity; PTSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936749317     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v3i0.16206     Document Type: Article

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