Salivary Cortisone Reflects Cortisol Exposure Under Physiological Conditions and After Hydrocortisone.

Debono, Miguel; Harrison, Robert F; Whitaker, Martin J; Eckland, David; Arlt, Wiebke; Keevil, Brian G; Ross, Richard J · J Clin Endocrinol Metab · 2016

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

In this study we tested the use of salivary cortisol and cortisone as alternatives to serum cortisol. Salivary cortisol is often undetectable and contaminated by hydrocortisone. Salivary cortisone strongly reflects serum cortisol.

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