title: Serum cholesterol and thyroxine in young women during mental stress.
abstract: In nine female medical students we found an increase of 20 percent in mean cholesterol level during an important examination. A decrease in thyroxine was found but there was no correlation with cholesterol changes.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000097:blood*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol; D013974:Thyroxine