ea0029p1077 | Neuroendocrinology | ICEECE2012
Manenschijn L.
, Kruysbergen Rvan .
, Jong F. de
, Koper J.
, Lamberts S.
, Rossum E. van
Introduction: The incidence of obesity and other features of the metabolic syndrome is increased in shift workers. This may be due to a misalignment between the internal circadian rhythm and the behavioral rhythm. The stress hormone cortisol could play a role in this phenomenon, because it is secreted in a circadian rhythm, and long-term elevated cortisol levels leads to components of the metabolic syndrome. Our aim was to study changes in long-term cortisol levels due to shif...