Salivary cortisol as a biomarker in stress researc... [Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2009] ... - 0 views
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psychobiological mechanisms, which trigger the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA) can only indirectly be assessed by salivary cortisol measures. The different instances that control HPAA reactivity (hippocampus, hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenals) and their respective modulators, receptors, or binding proteins, may all affect salivary cortisol measures.
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linear relationship with measures of plasma ACTH and cortisol in blood or urine does not necessarily exist