Testosterone, cortisol, and human competition

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 82, Issue , 2016, Pages 21-37

  Casto, Kathleen V ^a   Edwards, David A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANTICIPATION; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COGNITION; COMPETITION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVIEW; REWARD; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF CONCEPT; SPORTING EVENT; TEAMWORK; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; AFFECT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA;

AFFECT; AGGRESSION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; SALIVA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84964849895     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2016.04.004     Document Type: Review

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