Reaction of the Adrenal Cortex to Emotional Stress
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19309656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | EUGENE L BLISS (corresponding author), CLAUDE J MIGEON (University of Utah), HARDIN C H BRANCH (University of Utah), LEO T SAMUELS (University of Utah) |
| Year | 1956 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 56-76 |
| Publication date | 1956-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychosomatic Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3174 • E-ISSN: 1534-7796 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00006842-195601000-00004 |
| PMID | 13297926 |
| OpenAlex | W2408894819 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 1 |
Adrenocortical reaction to emotional stress was determined in groups of subjects who were studied during life situations of emotional perturbation, as well as under conditions of experimentally contrived emotional disturbances. The level of the 17-hydroxycorticosteroids in the peripheral blood and 17-hydroxycorticosteroids conjugated as glucuronides in the urine served as the measures of adrenocortical function. These emotional disturbances caused consistent but modest increases in the 17-hydroxycorticosteroids in the blood and urine. Plasma steroid values remained within the normal physiological range under the influence of emotional upset. These changes were less than those observed following the intravenous administration of ACTH, Piromen, insulin, or electroshock treatment and moderate exercise
Adrenal cortex · Emotional stress · Hydrocortisone · Hydroxycorticosteroids · Urine · Adrenal Hormones and Disorders · Endocrinology · Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology · Stress Responses and Cortisol
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Introduction
Effect on Anxiety of Increasing the Plasma Hydrocortisone Level
Psychological Stress and Endocrine Functions
Some Issues in Research on Human Behavior and Adrenocortical Function
Corticosteroid Excretion in Normal Young Adults Living Under “Basal” Conditions
Relationship Between Plasma Levels of 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids (17-OH-CS) and a Psychological Measure of Manifest Anxiety
Serum Cortisol Levels in Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Subjects During Experimentally Induced Ethanol Intoxication
Health and environment—Psychosocial stimuli
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1956 - 1974 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |