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Methodological Challenges And Clinical Applications Of Hair Cortisol Analysis, Evan W. Russell
Methodological Challenges And Clinical Applications Of Hair Cortisol Analysis, Evan W. Russell
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This thesis examines methodological and clinical aspects of hair cortisol analysis. The methodological study examines the role of sweat as a contributor to hair cortisol concentrations. Hair cortisol analysis is an effective measure of chronic stress. Cortisol is assumed to enter the hair via blood, sebum, and sweat, however the extent to which sweat contributes to hair cortisol content was unknown. This study concluded that human sweat contains cortisol that likely contributes to hair cortisol content. Subjects with prolonged sweating at the time of hair collection may have increased hair cortisol concentrations that cannot be decreased with conventional laboratory washing …