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Role of Cortisol in Horse’s Welfare and Health
Agriculture, 2023 This review describes the physiological role of cortisol in the horses’ body and the usefulness of cortisol concentration measurements in assessing welfare and diagnosing diseases. Cortisol is examined in terms of its production and functions, along with
Urszula Sikorska +4 more
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Maternal stress-associated cortisol stimulation may protect embryos from cortisol excess in zebrafish [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Abnormal embryo cortisol level causes developmental defects and poor survival in zebrafish (Danio rerio). However, no study has demonstrated that maternal stress leads to higher embryo cortisol content in zebrafish. We tested the hypothesis that maternal
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Association Between Hair Cortisol, Sarcopenia, and Sarcopenic Obesity: Results From the ELSA-Brasil Study. [PDF]
Aging Med (Milton)This study investigated the association between hair cortisol levels and dynapenia, sarcopenia, and sarcopenic obesity in the ELSA‐Brasil study. Hair cortisol was used as a biomarker of chronic stress. No significant associations were observed between hair cortisol and the outcomes assessed.
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Explorative study on scale cortisol accumulation in wild caught common dab (Limanda limanda)
BMC Veterinary Research, 2022 Background Flatfish live in a diverse marine ecosystem that is changing due to natural variations and anthropogenic influences. These changes can evoke a stress response mainly resulting in production of the glucocorticoid cortisol, which mediates ...
Maaike Vercauteren +6 more
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Usefulness of Time-Point Serum Cortisol and ACTH Measurements for the Adjustment of Glucocorticoid Replacement in Adrenal Insufficiency. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Adjustment of daily hydrocortisone dose on clinical criteria lacks sensitivity for fine tuning. Long term hydrocortisone (HC) over-replacement may lead to increased morbidity and mortality in patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI). Biochemical criteria
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Inconsistent results were found throughout the literature regarding factors affecting hair cortisol levels. Hair cortisol level in humans was not studied for its associations to scalp hair sweating or hair wash frequency in a patient-based way.
Darya S. Abdulateef
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Stress, 2022 Elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol have been found in toddlers in childcare. Measuring cortisol may provide an indication of children’s experiences in childcare and help to adjust practices better to their needs. To the best of our knowledge,
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Endokrynologia Polska, 2020 INTRODUCTION: Cortisol concentration is measured in blood, urine, and saliva samples. It has been recently proven that cortisol could also be detected in hair samples.
Łukasz Cieszyński +4 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionLoneliness is a distressful feeling that can affect mental and physical health, particularly among older adults. Cortisol, the primary hormone of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis (HPA-axis), may act as a biological transducer through ...
María del Carmen Díaz-Mardomingo +14 more
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The effects of an anticipated challenge on diurnal cortisol secretion [PDF]
, 2015 In healthy, non-challenged individuals, the secretion of cortisol typically follows a diurnal profile characterized by a peak in the period following waking (cortisol awakening response) and a gradual decline throughout the day.
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