Articles
Volume 11 (2011) - October 2011
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Research article
Cortisol in hair measured in young adults - a biomarker of major life stressors? Jerker Karlén, Johnny Ludvigsson, Anneli Frostell, Elvar Theodorsson, Tomas Faresjö BMC Clinical Pathology 2011, 11:12 (25 October 2011) Increased cortisol levels in hair may serve as a biomarker of increased cortisol production reflecting exposure to major life stressors or extended physiological illness, with serious life events potentially raising hair hormone levels more than perceived stress.
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