Basal and Stimulated Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Activity in Patients With Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and Healthy Controls
Andreas H. Böhmelt, PhD,
Urs M. Nater, PhD,
Saskia Franke, PhD,
Dirk H. Hellhammer, PhD and
Ulrike Ehlert, PhD
From the Center for Psychobiological and Psychosomatic Research, University of Trier, Trier, Germany (A.H.B., S.F., D.H.H.); and Institute of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (U.M.N., U.E.).
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Figure 1. Salivary cortisol after awakening. SEM represented with error bars.
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Figure 2. Diurnal salivary cortisol. SEM represented with error bars.
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Figure 3. Plasma ACTH after CRH challenge. SEM represented with error bars.
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Figure 4. Salivary cortisol after CRH challenge. SEM represented with error bars.
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Figure 5. Plasma cortisol after CRH challenge. SEM represented with error bars.
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Copyright © 2005 by the American Psychosomatic Society
