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Stress in childhood, adolescence and early adulthood, and cortisol levels in older age

The glucocorticoid hypothesis suggests that overexposure to stress may cause permanent upregulation of cortisol. Stress in youth may therefore influence cortisol levels even in older age. Using data from the 6-Day Sample, we investigated the effects of high stress in childhood, adolescence and early...

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Autores principales: Harris, Mathew A., Cox, Simon R., Brett, Caroline E., Deary, Ian J., MacLullich, Alasdair M. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5399806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28140738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10253890.2017.1289168