Impact of Sleep and Its Disturbances on Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Activity

The daily rhythm of cortisol secretion is relatively stable and primarily under the influence of the circadian clock. Nevertheless, several other factors affect hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity. Sleep has modest but clearly detectable modulatory effects on HPA axis activity. Sleep o...

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Päätekijät: Marcella Balbo, Rachel Leproult, Eve Van Cauter
Aineistotyyppi: Artikkeli
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Sarja:International Journal of Endocrinology
Linkit:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/759234