Neuroendocrine and emotional changes in the post-partum period

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 133, Issue , 2001, Pages 241-249

  Carter, C Sue ^a,d   Altemus, Margaret ^b   Chrousos, George P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LACTATION; MATERNAL CARE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE; ANIMAL; EMOTION; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NEUROSECRETION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LACTATION; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0035224969     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(01)33018-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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