Is salivary alpha-amylase an indicator of autonomic nervous system dysregulations in mental disorders?—A review of preliminary findings and the interactions with cortisol - Schumacher, Sarah; Kirschbaum, Clemens; Fydrich, Thomas; Ströhle, Andreas (Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2013)
Keywords: alpha-Amylases - metabolism; Autonomic nervous system; Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - complications; Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - enzymology; Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - physiopathology; Behavioral psychophysiology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomarkers - metabolism; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hormones and behavior; Humans; Hydrocortisone - metabolism; Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - metabolism; Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal system; Mental disorders; Mental Disorders - complications; Mental Disorders - enzymology; Mental Disorders - physiopathology; Pituitary-Adrenal System - metabolism; Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Review; Saliva - enzymology; Salivary alpha-amylase; Stress response; Review; Mental disorders; Salivary alpha-amylase; Stress response; Autonomic nervous system; Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal system; Corticosteroid; Endocrine gland; Amylase; Enzyme; Steroid hormone; Interaction; Central nervous system; Antiinflammatory agent; Hypothalamus; Hydrocortisone; Glucocorticoid; Indicator; Stress; Encephalon; Adrenal hormone; Mental disorder; Pituitary gland