[Markers of stress states of an affective nature]

Measurements of the urinary loss of adrenaline and noradrenaline and of cortisol in a competitor of the Paris-Colmar march permits to draw some conclusions concerning the hypothalamic condition of the said competitor during the race. It concerns a total stimulation, the determining factors of which, as seen from the differences between the various phases of competition, remain uncertain. The limitations which such an analysis is bound to have in the given circumstances are clearly shown.