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Genetic factors, perceived chronic stress, and the free cortisol response to awakening.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Oct 2000
Wüst S, Federenko I, Hellhammer D H, Kirschbaum C
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Recent studies have demonstrated that the free cortisol response to awakening can serve as a useful index of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) activity. This endocrine marker is rather consistent, shows good intraindividual stability across time and appears to be able to uncover subtle changes in HPA regulation. The present twin study investigated genetic factors as sources of the interindividual...
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