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    Glossary Stress Hormones

    chemicals released by the body in response to stress

    Stress hormones are chemicals released by the body in response to stress, with cortisol and adrenaline being the most well-known examples. These hormones prepare the body to handle stressful situations by increasing heart rate, blood pressure, and energy supplies. Chronic elevation of stress hormones can negatively impact various bodily functions, including immune response and hair growth, potentially leading to conditions like alopecia.

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    1. Stress-induced Interaction of Skin Immune Cells, Hormones, and Neurotransmitters Clinical therapeutics · 2020 · 88 citations
    2. Stress and reproductive hormones reflect inter-specific social and nutritional conditions mediated by resource availability in a bear-salmon system Conservation Physiology · 2014 · 66 citations
    3. Hair follicle is a target of stress hormone and autoimmune reactions Journal of Dermatological Science · 2010 · 61 citations
    4. Immunoregulatory mechanisms and stress hormones in psoriasis (part 1) International Journal of Dermatology · 1998 · 16 citations
    5. Stress Hormone and Skin Disease InTech eBooks · 2011 · 2 citations
    6. Stressfulness of Medically Indicated Abortion as Reflected by Hair Concentrations of Stress Hormones Cortisol and Testosterone: A Pilot Study 2025
    7. New effects of caffeine on corticotropin‐releasing hormone (CRH)‐induced stress along the intrafollicular classical hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis (CRH‐R1/2, IP<sub>3</sub>‐R, ACTH, MC‐R2) and the neurogenic non‐HPA axis (substance P, p75<sup>NTR</sup>and TrkA) in<i>ex vivo</i>human male androgenetic scalp hair follicles British Journal of Dermatology · 2020 · 12 citations
    8. P-421 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN STRESS-RELATED HORMONE LEVELS IN HAIR AND SUBJECTIVE MENTAL HEALTH IN JAPANESE WORKERS Occupational Medicine · 2024
    9. Effects of supplementation with two probiotic strains (Lactobacillus helveticus and Bifidobacterium longum) on hormonal status, oxidative stress, and clinical symptoms in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized clinical trial Nutrition Journal · 2025 · 2 citations
    10. Hair stress hormones in individuals with a recent suicide attempt experiencing a depressive episode Neurobiology of Stress · 2025
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