Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2003
Behaviour of saliva cortisol [C], testosterone [T] and the T/C ratio during a rugby match and during the post-competition recovery days.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Salivary cortisol in top-level professional soccer players.European journal of applied physiology · 2009Trial
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- Effects of treatment dosage of whole-body cryotherapy upon post-match recovery of endocrine and biochemical markers in elite rugby league players: An experimental study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Biomarkers of post-match recovery in semi-professional and professional football (soccer).Frontiers in physiology · 2023Review
- Stress Levels in Handball Coaching-Case Study: Preliminary Analysis of the Differences between Training and Match.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Measurement of Lipid Peroxidation Products and Creatine Kinase in Blood Plasma and Saliva of Athletes at Rest and following Exercise.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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- Beneficial Effects of Yoga Stretching on Salivary Stress Hormones and Parasympathetic Nerve Activity.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2020Article
- Lacrosse Athletes Load and Recovery Monitoring: Comparison between Objective and Subjective Methods.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Applied Sport Science for Male Age-Grade Rugby Union in England.Sports medicine - open · 2020Review
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- Changes in different salivary biomarkers related to physiologic stress in elite handball players: the case of females.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
Competition is a more demanding situation than other strenuous exercise of equivalent duration; it results in stronger physiological changes. The object of this study was to get information on the duration of the recovery period by measuring changes of saliva cortisol [C], testosterone [T] and their ratio T/C in a group of international rugby players ( n=20) during the week following a rugby match (6 days). Using non-invasive saliva assays, we were able to take samples during the day of competition and the post-competitive days. Hormone levels were assayed with a routine in-house radioimmunoassay (RIA) method. Throughout the competition, C levels increased sharply (about 2.5-fold compared resting values) and returned to basal values within 4 h. Conversely, the T level decreased slightly. During the recovery period, C levels were lower and T levels were higher than basal values, resulting in a very high T/C ratio until the 5th day. This high post-competitive T/C ratio phase is probably required to restore the break-down of homeostasis induced by the very hard mental and physical strain associated with a rugby match. Thus, a period of 1 week recovery appears to be the minimal duration between two competitions.
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