Validation of an adapted procedure to collect hair for cortisol determination in adolescents

Validation of an adapted procedure to collect hair for cortisol determination in adolescents

Highlights • Strong correlation between self-collected hair and hair collected at the laboratory. • Transportation of the hair samples by regular mail does not deteriorate cortisol measurements. • This adapted collection protocol has definite logistic and financial advantages.

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Veröffentlicht in:Psychoneuroendocrinology 2016-08, Vol.70, p.58-62
Hauptverfasser: Ouellet-Morin, Isabelle, Laurin, Mélissa, Robitaille, Marie-Pier, Brendgen, Mara, Lupien, Sonia J, Boivin, Michel, Vitaro, Frank
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Chronic stress
Collection protocol
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Epidemiological studies
Female
Hair - chemistry
Hair - metabolism
Hair cortisol
HPA axis
Humans
Hydrocortisone - analysis
Hydrocortisone - metabolism
Male
Psychiatry
Reproducibility of Results
Retrospective Studies
Saliva - chemistry
Specimen Handling - methods
Stress, Psychological - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Strong correlation between self-collected hair and hair collected at the laboratory. • Transportation of the hair samples by regular mail does not deteriorate cortisol measurements. • This adapted collection protocol has definite logistic and financial advantages.
ISSN:0306-4530
1873-3360
DOI:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.05.002