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Association of the Period3 clock gene length polymorphism with salivary cortisol secretion among police officers.
Neuro endocrinology letters - 1 Jan 2013
Wirth Michael, Burch James, Violanti John, Burchfiel Cecil, Fekedulegn Desta, Andrew Michael, Zhang Hongmei, Miller Diane B, Youngstedt Shawn D, Hébert James R, Vena John E
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OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated whether measures of waking or diurnal cortisol secretion, or self-reported psychological disturbances differed among police officers with a Period3 (PER3) clock gene length polymorphism. METHODS: The cortisol awakening response was characterized via the area under the salivary cortisol curve with respect to the increase (AUCI) or total waking cortisol (AUCG). Diurnal cortisol...
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