Importance of methodological details in the measurement of cortisol in human hair
Objective. The measurement of cortisol in hair became a popular and frequently used methodology in human stress research. This methodological approach, depending on the length of hair analyzed, allows to reflect cortisol secretion over prolong time periods in a retrospective fashion. There is a big...
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| description | Objective. The measurement of cortisol in hair became a popular and frequently used methodology in human stress research. This methodological approach, depending on the length of hair analyzed, allows to reflect cortisol secretion over prolong time periods in a retrospective fashion. There is a big variability in the experimental approaches to cortisol extraction used in individual laboratories. Moreover, there are many methodological details which are not described in most of the published papers, although they may be influential. The aim of the present study was to identify and optimize selected methodological steps of hair cortisol extraction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad9a0a6cb9ea434da12a50977070c3672022-12-21T20:34:09ZengSciendoEndocrine Regulations1336-03292018-07-0152313413810.2478/enr-2018-0016enr-2018-0016Importance of methodological details in the measurement of cortisol in human hairBalagova Lucia0Jezova Daniela1Laboratory of Pharmacological Neuroendocrinology, Department of Endocrine Regulations and Psychopharmacology, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, SlovakiaLaboratory of Pharmacological Neuroendocrinology, Department of Endocrine Regulations and Psychopharmacology, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, SlovakiaObjective. The measurement of cortisol in hair became a popular and frequently used methodology in human stress research. This methodological approach, depending on the length of hair analyzed, allows to reflect cortisol secretion over prolong time periods in a retrospective fashion. There is a big variability in the experimental approaches to cortisol extraction used in individual laboratories. Moreover, there are many methodological details which are not described in most of the published papers, although they may be influential. The aim of the present study was to identify and optimize selected methodological steps of hair cortisol extraction.https://doi.org/10.2478/enr-2018-0016cortisol extractionhuman hairmethod |
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| title | Importance of methodological details in the measurement of cortisol in human hair |
| title_full | Importance of methodological details in the measurement of cortisol in human hair |
| title_fullStr | Importance of methodological details in the measurement of cortisol in human hair |
| title_full_unstemmed | Importance of methodological details in the measurement of cortisol in human hair |
| title_short | Importance of methodological details in the measurement of cortisol in human hair |
| title_sort | importance of methodological details in the measurement of cortisol in human hair |
| topic | cortisol extraction human hair method |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/enr-2018-0016 |
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