Time Course of Cortisol Loss in Hair Segments Under Immersion in Hot Water

    October 2011 in “ Clinica Chimica Acta ”
    Jifeng Li, Qiaozhen Xie, Wei Gao … Zuhong Lu
    Studysummary In this study, ultraviolet irradiation and immersion in shampoo and hot water significantly reduced hair cortisol, illustrating a two-stage process of cortisol loss that may impact chronic stress assessment.
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