Renin, Cortisol, and Aldosterone During Transcendental Meditation
Psychosomatic Medicine February 1, 1979 Ruth R. Michaels, Juan Parra, Daisy S. McCann et al. 54 citations
The effects of transcendental meditation (TM) on plasma renin activity (PRA) and plasma concentrations of aldosterone, cortisol, and lactate were studied by measuring these variables before, during, and after 20--30 min of meditation. Subjects, who rested quietly rather than meditating, served as controls. There were no differences in the basal values for these variables between meditators and...