Stress and Catecholamines

Catecholamines and stress.

The subject of catecholamines and stress has occupied researchers for many years and filled many books. A brief revew such as this cannot cover such a broad topic. Instead, provided here are a few concepts, reflecting somewhat different viewpoints from those in standard textbooks. The first of these concepts is that there are three distinct peripheral catecholamine systems, each with different ...

Eighth Symposium on Catecholamines and Other Neurotransmitters in Stress

Work-related stress and urinary catecholamines among laboratory technicians.

OBJECTIVES Work-related psychosocial hazards are associated with adverse health outcomes among workers. The association between psychosocial hazards and physiological health outcomes among laboratory technicians has not been studied previously. The objective of this study was to measure the association between work-related psychosocial hazards and the level of urinary catecholamines of laborato...

Work - related Stress and Urinary Catecholamines among Laboratory

Increasing concern about the role of the psychosocial environment at work in shaping health among workers has been noted during the last few decades . The demandcontrol-support theory and the effortreward imbalance theory have been the most commonly used theoretical frameworks that explained the effects of psychosocial work environment on physiological and psychological health reactions among w...

Irukandji syndrome, catecholamines, and mid-ventricular stress cardiomyopathy.

We present here the first reported case of mid-ventricular stress cardiomyopathy secondary to 'Irukandji syndrome', following envenomisation from a jellyfish. Carukia barnesi is a cubozoan or box jellyfish found in Far North Queensland, Australia prevalent during the warmer months of the year. It has been associated with 'Irukandji syndrome' as characterized by a sympathetic overdrive secondary...