Cortisol level measurements in fingernails as a retrospective index of hormone production

Highlights • Biological validity of fingernail cortisol was studied in the sample of workers. • Fingernail cortisol level was moderately associated with hair cortisol level. • Fingernail cortisol level was retrospectively correlated with salivary cortisol level.

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Published in:Psychoneuroendocrinology 2015-04, Vol.54, p.24-30
Main Authors: Izawa, Shuhei, Miki, Keiichi, Tsuchiya, Masao, Mitani, Takeshi, Midorikawa, Toru, Fuchu, Tatsuya, Komatsu, Taiki, Togo, Fumiharu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Cortisol
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Female
Fingernail
Hair
Hair - chemistry
Hair - metabolism
Humans
Hydrocortisone - analysis
Hydrocortisone - metabolism
Japan
Male
Middle Aged
Nails - chemistry
Nails - metabolism
Psychiatry
Retrospective Studies
Saliva - chemistry
Saliva - metabolism
Stress
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Summary:Highlights • Biological validity of fingernail cortisol was studied in the sample of workers. • Fingernail cortisol level was moderately associated with hair cortisol level. • Fingernail cortisol level was retrospectively correlated with salivary cortisol level.
ISSN:0306-4530
1873-3360
DOI:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.01.015