Experimental studies on the effects of nocturnal noise on cortisol awakening response

Experimental studies on the effects of nocturnal noise on cortisol awakening response

Cortisol awakening response (CAR), a considerable increase in cortisol concentrations post-awakening, is considered a reliable indicator of the reactivity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA). As noise has been shown to activate the HPA-axis, this analysis focuses on CAR as a possible in...

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Main Authors: Barbara Griefahn, Sibylle Robens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Noise and Health
Subjects:
Cortisol awakening response
experimental studies
sleep
subjective sleep quality
transportation noise
vulnerability
Online Access:http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2010;volume=12;issue=47;spage=129;epage=136;aulast=Griefahn

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