The 'trouble' with salivary testosterone
| Autor: | Eve B. Schwartz, Alan Booth, Katie T. Kivlighan, Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff, Douglas A. Granger |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Toothbrushing medicine.medical_specialty Saliva medicine.drug_class Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Specimen Handling Endocrinology Sex Factors Sex factors Internal medicine medicine Humans Testosterone Biological Psychiatry Immunoassay Age differences Endocrine and Autonomic Systems Age Factors Reproducibility of Results Salivary testosterone Testosterone (patch) Androgen Oral Hemorrhage Biosocial theory Circadian Rhythm Psychiatry and Mental health Female Sample collection Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Psychoneuroendocrinology. 29(10) |
| ISSN: | 0306-4530 |
| Popis: | In a series of studies, we identify several specific issues that can limit the value of integrating salivary testosterone in biosocial research. Salivary testosterone measurements can be substantially influenced during the process of sample collection, are susceptible to interference effects caused by the leakage of blood (plasma) into saliva, and are sensitive to storage conditions when samples have been archived. There are gender differences in salivary testosterone levels and variance, the serum-saliva association, the relationship of salivary testosterone to age and pubertal development, and the stability of individual differences in salivary testosterone levels over time. The findings have important implications at several levels of analysis for research that aims to test biosocial models of testosterone--behavior relationships. Recommendations are provided to steer investigators around these "troubles" with salivary testosterone. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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