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Chronotype and diurnal cortisol profile in working women: differences between work and leisure days.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Jun 2011
Dockray Samantha, Steptoe Andrew
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The influence of chronotype on the diurnal profile of salivary cortisol was examined in a sample of 187 healthy women: 21 evening chronotype, 24 morning chronotype and 142 intermediate chronotype. Saliva samples were collected at waking, 30 min post-awakening, at 1000 h, 1200 h, 1500 h, 1700 h and at bedtime on one work and one leisure day. Several components of the diurnal profile were examined including the...
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