Salivary cortisol concentrations according to gender in the different stages of human development. A review of the literature

Salivary cortisol secretion (Corts) is an individual adaptation reflex to internal / external stressors, which involves several biological and social factors. The aim of this study was to perform a review on variations in Corts concentrations in relation to biological differences of sex and gender s...

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Autores: Gómez, Isaac Francisco, Rosende, Virginia Cecilia, Juárez, Rolando Pablo Alejandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Científica del Sur
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Científica del Sur
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.cientifica.edu.pe:article/853
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.cientifica.edu.pe/index.php/odontologica/article/view/853
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:cortisol
saliva
genero
grupos de edad
gender
age groups
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Sumario:Salivary cortisol secretion (Corts) is an individual adaptation reflex to internal / external stressors, which involves several biological and social factors. The aim of this study was to perform a review on variations in Corts concentrations in relation to biological differences of sex and gender socialization in the different stages of human development. MEDLINE / PubMed and Google Scholar were used to search for scientific evidence. 20 original English-language articles published from 2010-2020 were selected, including clinical trials and observational studies. The relationship between Corts and gender was historically discussed considering evolutionary and biological aspects. However, it cannot be explained as a cause-effect view and depends on unique sociocultural factors, which in sensitive periods of human development alter the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and condition coping with stress.