Plasma and salivary measures of testosterone and cortisol levels in basketball players under various games / training conditions, and nutritional strategies: an updated systematic review
Salivary sampling is a promising, non-invasive alternative for monitoring cortisol in basketball players, with practical benefits for field use. However, discrepancies in salivary testosterone measurements compared to blood samples suggest cautious interpretation. The current literature lacks direct comparative studies in basketball, underscoring the need for future research to validate and standardize hormone monitoring methods to optimize training and recovery strategies.
Authors
- Abedelmalek Kalefh Tabnjh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8263-4944)
- Fatma Hilal Yağın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9848-7958)
- Ibrahim Ouergui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0131-1594)
- Seifeddine Brini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2194-265X)
- Hadi Nobari
- Badri Al-Mhanna
- Antonella Muscella
- Filipe Manuel Clemente
- Julio Calleja Gonzalez
- Anissa Bouassida
- Cain C. T. Clark
- Georgian Badicu
Institutions
- Oxford Brookes University (GB)
- Birmingham City University (GB)
- University of Salento (IT)
- Jordan University of Science and Technology (JO)
- University of the Basque Country (ES)
- Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (PT)
- Transylvania University of Brașov (RO)
- Malatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi (TR)
- The Polytechnic University of Japan (JP)
- Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (IQ)
- Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport (PL)
- University of Jendouba (TN)
- Turgut Özal University (TR)
- Lakehead University (CA)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
- Saveetha University (IN)
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ES)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1678971
- Primary Topic
- Sports Performance and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00