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Salivary cortisol in psychoneuroendocrine research: Recent developments and applications
Abstract
The assessment of cortisol in saliva has proven a valid and reliable reflection of the respective unbound hormone in blood. To date, assessment of cortisol in saliva is a widely accepted and frequently employed method in psychoneuroendocrinology. Due to several advantages over blood cortisol analyses (e.g., stress-free sampling, laboratory independence, lower costs) saliva cortisol assessment can be the method of choice in basic research and clinical environments. The determination of cortisol in saliva can facilitate stress studies including newborns and infants and replace blood sampling for diagnostic endocrine tests like the dexamethasone suppression test. The present paper provides an up-to-date overview of recent methodological developments, novel applications as well as a discussion of possible future applications of salivary cortisol determination.
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- Authors
- Kirschbaum, C., & Hellhammer, D. H.
- Affiliations
- Universität Trier (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Hellhammer, Dirk H.
- Venue
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1994-01
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 313-333
- ISSN
- 0306-4530 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2000150063
- Cited by
- 2,107
- References
- 89
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychoneuroendocrinology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Keywords
- salivary cortisol, cortisol measurement, stress measurement, dexamethasone suppression test, infants, neonates, non-invasive sampling, method development
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Arousal, Circadian Rhythm, Dexamethasone, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Male, Middle Aged, Pregnancy, Reference Values, Saliva, Stress, Psychological, Exercise
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