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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-16
pubmed:abstractText
The relationships between psychological stress responses and plasma levels of vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG), homovanillic acid (HVA), and 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA) were investigated in normal volunteers. Two questionnaires were used to measure stress: the Psychological Stress Response Scale (PSRS) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Plasma levels of VMA--but not MHPG, HVA, and 5-HIAA--showed significant positive correlations with PSRS emotional and cognitive-behavioral stress and STAI state anxiety. Significant positive correlations were also found between plasma levels of VMA and MHPG and psychological stress responses measured repeatedly in a longitudinal study of an Olympic swimmer. Plasma VMA measurements, which reflect the level of activity of the peripheral sympathetic nervous system, may provide a useful biochemical index of psychological stress responses in normal subjects.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0165-1781
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
26
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-4-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Plasma vanillylmandelic acid level as an index of psychological stress response in normal subjects.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article