Salivary and serum cortisol levels, salivary alpha-amylase and unstimulated whole saliva flow rate in pregnant and non-pregnant [PDF]
PURPOSE: To compare salivary and serum cortisol levels, salivary alpha-amylase (sAA), and unstimulated whole saliva (UWS) flow rate in pregnant and non-pregnant women.
Aline Lauria Pires Abrão +2 more
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Aggression in ADHD: relation to salivary cortisol
Background Study of cortisol levels in patients with ADHD in correlation with aggressive behaviors associated with ADHD has received limited research attention.
Reem H. El Ghamry +7 more
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Diagnostic value of salivary cortisol in 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test
BACKGROUND: Late-night salivary cortisol and serum cortisol measurements after 1-mg Dexamethasone Suppression Test (1-mg DST) are routinely used to diagnose Cushing’s syndrome (CS).
Zhanna E. Belaya +7 more
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Measuring salivary cortisol is both convenient and non-invasive for patients; however, its usefulness as a marker for monitoring medical therapy has not yet been established.
Kenichi Yoshida +16 more
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Background: The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) is one of the most widely used laboratory-based psychological stress paradigms. Previous studies have shown that males have a more robust cortisol response than females in the TSST.
Haixia Gu +3 more
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Effects of environmental enrichment on behavioral responses to novelty, learning, and memory, and the circadian rhythm in cortisol in growing pigs [PDF]
Previously we showed that pigs reared in an enriched environment had higher baseline salivary cortisol concentrations during the light period than pigs reared under barren conditions.
Blokhuis, Harry J., +6 more
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Development of salivary cortisol circadian rhythm in preterm infants.
ObjectivesTo investigate at what age preterm infants develop a salivary cortisol circadian rhythm and identify whether it is dependent on gestational age and/or postnatal age.
Katrin Ivars +5 more
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Cortisol and 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels in saliva of healthy neonates - Normative data and relation to body mass index, arterial cord blood pH and time of sampling after birth [PDF]
The measurement of cortisol and 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) in saliva has become a reliable tool for both the scientist and the clinician for studying adrenal cortical function in the adult and the older child.
Dressendörfer, Regina +9 more
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Ageing, depression, anxiety, social support and the diurnal rhythm and awakening response of salivary cortisol [PDF]
The present study compared the cortisol awakening response and diurnal rhythm in 24 young healthy students and 48 community-dwelling older adults. The associations with diurnal cortisol and depression, anxiety and social support were also examined in ...
Carroll, Douglas +2 more
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Night-time shift work and related stress responses: A study on security guards [PDF]
Work-related stress can induce a break in homeostasis by placing demands on the body that are met by the activation of two different systems, the hypothalamic\u2013pituitary\u2013adrenal axis and the sympathetic nervous system.
Cannizzaro E. +7 more
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