Differences in salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol responsiveness following exposure to electrical stimulation versus the Trier Social Stress Tests.

BACKGROUND: Cortisol is an essential hormone in the regulation of the stress response along the HPA axis, and salivary cortisol has been used as a measure of free circulating cortisol levels. Recently, salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) has also emerged as a novel biomarker for psychosocial stress respons...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiro Maruyama, Aimi Kawano, Shizuko Okamoto, Tomoko Ando, Yoshinobu Ishitobi, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Ayako Inoue, Junko Imanaga, Masayuki Kanehisa, Haruka Higuma, Taiga Ninomiya, Jusen Tsuru, Hiroaki Hanada, Jotaro Akiyoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3408464?pdf=render