Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/7344
Title: Hair Cortisol Concentration Differs Across Site and Person: Localisation and Consistency of Responses to a Brief Pain Stressor
Contributor(s): Sharpley, C F  (author)orcid ; Kauter, K G (author); McFarlane, J R  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2010
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/7344
Abstract: Although 'in vitro' studies have shown that cortisol concentrations in human and animal hair respond to environmental stressors, few data have been reported regarding the 'in vivo' variability of hair cortisol to brief pain stressors. As an extension of a previous study, hair was collected and assayed for cortisol concentrations from each of three sites (elbow, mid-forearm, wrist) before and after participants immersed their hand in ice water for 1 min. Results showed that the "localization" boundary of hair cortisol responses previously reported was able to be reduced to only 250 mm between sites. Furthermore, all participants showed considerable variability in hair cortisol across the three sites at each collection period, although consistency across participants in overall responsivity of hair cortisol to the pain stressor was observed.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Physiological Research, 59(6), p. 979-983
Publisher: Akademie Ved Ceske Republiky, Fyziologicky Ustav, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physiology
Place of Publication: Czech Republic
ISSN: 1802-9973
0862-8408
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 060699 Physiology not elsewhere classified
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920106 Endocrine Organs and Diseases (excl. Diabetes)
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Publisher/associated links: http://www.biomed.cas.cz/physiolres/pdf/59/59_979.pdf
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