Is salivary cortisol moderating the relationship between salivary testosterone and hand-grip strength in healthy men?

Crewther, Blair T.; Thomas, Andrew; Stewart-Williams, Steve; Kilduff, Liam&nbsp;P.; Cook, Christian J.; Kilduff, Liam

doi:10.1080/17461391.2016.1220628

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Is salivary cortisol moderating the relationship between salivary testosterone and hand-grip strength in healthy men?

Blair T. Crewther, Andrew Thomas

, Steve Stewart-Williams, Liam P. Kilduff, Christian J. Cook, Liam Kilduff

European Journal of Sport Science, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 188 - 194

Swansea University Authors: Andrew Thomas , Liam Kilduff

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This study examined the moderating effect of cortisol (C) on the relationship between testosterone (T) and hand-grip strength (HGS) in healthy young men. Sixty-five males were monitored for salivary T, C and HGS before and 15 min after a short bout (5 × 6-s trials) of sprint cycling exercise. Sprint...

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Is salivary cortisol moderating the relationship between salivary testosterone and hand-grip strength in healthy men?

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