Articles by author - Karin Oberascher-Holzinger

Corticosterone response in a resident-intruder-paradigm depends on social state and coping style in adolescent male Balb-C mice.

Pletzer B, Klimesch W, Oberascher-Holzinger K, Kerschbaum H.

Journal Article 2007; 28(5): 585-590 PubMed PMID: 17984949  Keywords:  Adaptation, Psychological:physiology, Aggression:physiology, Animals, Corticosterone:blood, Dominance-Subordination, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System:physiology, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Social Environment, Stress, Psychological:blood, Territorialit.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Social stressors modulate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in rodents. However, reports on the association between corti.....

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Anticipated academic examinations induce distinct cortisol responses in adolescent pupils.

Martinek L, Oberascher-Holzinger K, Weishuhn S, Klimesch W, Kerschbaum H.

Journal Article 2003; 24(6): 449-453 PubMed PMID: 15073574  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Educational Measurement, Exploratory Behavior, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone:metabolism, Male, Psychometrics, Saliva:metabolism, Stress, Psychological:diagnosis, Students:psychology,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Although it is widely accepted that academic examinations are accompanied by a cortisol increase, some recent studies reported.....

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