Abstract
Salivary Cortisol levels reflect the biologically active, “free” portion of total plasma Cortisol [1]. The determination of salivary Cortisol levels is of growing interest in psychology due to the noninvasive, stress-free, and simple sampling method. The chemiluminescence immunoassay described here overcomes the disadvantages of radioimmunoassay such as restricted places of application, limited stability of the assay kits due to isotope half-life, and the problem of radioactive waste deposal. The method only requires 10 µl of salivary sample per tube and thus allows frequent sampling where this is needed.
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- Salivary Cortisol
- Chemiluminescence Immunoassay
- Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide
- Salivary Cortisol Level
- Salivary Sample
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Strasburger, C.J., Kirschbaum, C., Becker-Carus, C., Wood, W.G., Hellhammer, D.H. (1988). Luminescent Immunoassay for Salivary Cortisol Measurement in Psychoendocrine Studies. In: Ferrendelli, J.A., Collins, R.C., Johnson, E.M. (eds) Neurobiology of Amino Acids, Peptides and Trophic Factors. Topics in the Neurosciences, vol 8. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1721-0_26
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