Responses to laboratory psychosocial stress in postpartum women

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 814-821

  Altemus, M ^a   Redwine, L S ^a   Leong, Y M ^a   Frye, C A ^a   Porges, S W ^a   Carter, C S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Cortisol; Lactation; Oxytocin; Stress; Vagal tone

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; CORTICOTROPIN; OXYTOCIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LACTATION; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 0034801957     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200109000-00015     Document Type: Article

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