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Chronic and acute stress monitoring byelectrophysiological signals from adrenal gland

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Sung Hyuk Sunwoo, Ju Seung Lee, SungJun Bae, Yiel Jae Shin, Chang Seong Kim, Soo Yeon Joo, Hong Sang Choi, Minah Suh, Soo Wan Kim, Young Jin Choi, and Tae-il Kim

We present electrophysiological (EP) signals correlated with cellular cell activities in the adrenal cortex and medulla using an adrenal gland implantable flexible EP probe. With such a probe, we could observe the EP signals from the adrenal cortex and medulla in response to various stress stimuli, such as enhanced hormone activity with adrenocorticotropic hormone, a biomarker for chronic stress response, and an actual stress environment, like a forced swimming test. This technique could be useful to continuously monitor the elevation of cortisol level, a useful indicator of chronic stress that potentially causes various diseases.