Glucocorticoids in hair in relation to cardiometabolic risk markers

Altered long-term secretion of glucocorticoid hormones is believed to play a pivotal role in linking chronic stress to cardiometabolic risk. Despite experimental data supporting this link, previous epidemiological field studies have often yielded inconsistent results. Amongst other things, this is l...

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Published in:	European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Main Authors:	Tobias Stalder, Clemens Kirschbaum, Robert Miller, Joachim Fischer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2012-09-01
Subjects:	hair cardiometabolic syndrome glucocorticoid stress cortisol cortisone