Can adverse neonatal experiences alter brain development and subsequent behavior?

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 69-82

  Anand, K J S ^a,b   Scalzo, Frank M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Excitotoxicity; N methyl D aspartate; Pain; Separation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

APOPTOSIS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SEPSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0033973737     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000014197     Document Type: Review

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