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Influence of mirtazapine on salivary cortisol in depressed patients [PDF]
Pharmacopsychiatry, 2003 Unlike other antidepressants, mirtazapine does not inhibit the reuptake of norepinephrine or serotonin but acts as an antagonist at presynaptic α<sub>2</sub>-receptors, at postsynaptic 5-HT2 and 5-HT3 receptors, and at histaminergic H1 receptors.
Laakmann, G. +3 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2018 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.
Kentaro Suda, Hidenori Fukuoka
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Salivary Cortisol versus Serum Cortisol Levels in Asthmatic Children Treated with Inhaled Corticosteroid Alone or in Combination with Montelukast [PDF]
Journal of Asthma and AllergyAtqah AbdulWahab,1 Rasha Abdeldaim Ali Alsiddig,2 Amal Al-Naimi,1 Mona Maarafiya,1 Ahmed Abushahin,1 Yahya Hani,1 Rajvir Singh,3 Jayakumar Jerobin,4 Ilham Bettahi,4 Mutasim Abu-Hasan1 1Department of Pediatric Medicine, Division of Pulmonology, Sidra ...
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Sleep and Salivary Cortisol [PDF]
, 2012 The aim of the present chapter was to analyze whether measures of cortisol in saliva were associated with measures of sleep and to explore if divergent results were related to underlying differences in theoretic assumptions and methods. Measures of sleep quality included sleep duration, overall sleep quality, difficulty falling asleep, disturbed sleep,
Garde, Anne Helene +4 more
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Stressful Events and Salivary Cortisol
Psychological Reports, 1997 No relationship of stressful events with salivary cortisol was found for 29 stressed women. An increased cortisol tendency in women suggests different responses by sex.
J, Canals +3 more
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Optimism, positive affectivity, and salivary cortisol
British Journal of Health Psychology, 2005 Objectives. Research on stress and salivary cortisol has focused almost exclusively on the effects of negative psychological conditions or emotional states. Little attention has been drawn to the impact associated with positive psychological conditions, which have been shown recently to have significant ...
Chan, CLW +9 more
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Salivary Cortisol Testing in Children
Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 1997 Biological markers can identify links between human biology and human behavior. Cortisol, a marker of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis function, is a useful measure in research. Newer technology involving the measurement of cortisol in saliva is being utilized in research studies.
Schmidt, Nola A
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Measuring Salivary Cortisol in Wild Carnivores [PDF]
Hormones and Behavior, 2021 ABSTRACT Salivary hormone analyses provide a useful alternative to fecal and urinary hormone analyses in non-invasive studies of behavioral endocrinology. Here, we use saliva to assess cortisol levels in a wild population of spotted hyenas ( Crocuta crocuta ), a gregarious carnivore
Tracy M. Montgomery +13 more
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Comparison of salivary and serum cortisol levels in mechanically ventilated patients and non-critically ill patients [PDF]
Acute and Critical Care, 2020 Background Although the measuring free cortisol is ideal for assessment of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function, it is not routinely measured. Salivary cortisol correlates well with the biologically active free cortisol. Therefore, this study measured
Jung Hee Kim +3 more
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Stimulated Salivary Cortisol as a Noninvasive Diagnostic Tool for Adrenal Insufficiency [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020 Background Salivary cortisol is routinely used as a diagnostic test for Cushing syndrome. The diagnostic use of salivary cortisol for adrenal insufficiency (AI), however, is less established.
Yoon Ji Kim +6 more
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