Saliva cortisol: a good indicator for acceleration stress.
The effects of +Gz stress on the salivary cortisol were studied using four healthy male volunteers (non-aircrews). They were subjected to acceleration up to +5Gz for 1 min without G-suit. At +4Gz and +5Gz stress, the level of saliva cortisol increased significantly (p less than 0.001) 20 min following centrifugation. At higher +Gz levels, the response of the salivary cortisol was noted to increase. The advantages of monitoring cortisol level in saliva as an indicator for +Gz stress are discussed.
D000054:Acceleration; D000328:Adult; D006112:Gravitation; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012463:Saliva / Q000032:analysis*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000378:metabolism*
D006854:Hydrocortisone