The Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Salivary Cortisol Levels and Salivary Amylase Activity in Primary School Children with Low Socioeconomic Status
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MOJ Toxicol 2016, 2(2): 00032 Abbreviations: ADHD: Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder; CNS: Central Nervous System; CPRS: Conners’ Parent Rating Scale; CTRS: Conners’ Teachers Rating Scale; HPA: Hipothalamo Pituitary Adrenal Axis; HPAS: Hacettepe Psychological Adaptation Scale; PNPM: p-Nitrophenyl α-maltoside; sAA: α-amylase; SAM: Sympathetic Adrenal Medulary; STAI: State Trait Anxiety Inventory
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