It is well known that stress will increase concentrations of cortisol in body fluids including saliva, and will lead to a decrease in zinc in hair.  We are developing analytical methods for the analysis of cortisol in saliva using LCMS, and for zinc in hair using Flame Atomic Absorption.  A group of young female students with long hair will be recruited and tested physically, and then be monitored for cortisol and zinc to determine the amount of stress brought on by university exams.  Preliminary data will be presented.<br/>

Determination of stress in university students by monitoring saliva cortisol and zinc in hair

251st National Meeting (2016)

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