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Is HPA axis reactivity in childhood gender-specific? A systematic review
BACKGROUND: In adults, hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis activity shows sexual dimorphism, and this is thought to be a mechanism underlying sex-specific disease incidence. Evidence is scarce on whether these sex differences are also present in childhood. In a meta-analysis, we recently found...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5504848/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28693541 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13293-017-0144-8 |