Cortisol and behavior in fragile X syndrome

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 855-872

  Hessl, D ^a   Glaser, B ^a   Dyer Friedman, J ^a   Blasey, C ^a   Hastie, T ^b   Gunnar, M ^c   Reiss, A L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cortisol; FMRP; Fragile X syndrome; Neuroendocrine; Stress

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STRESS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX; CHILD; COGNITION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PARENTS; PHENOTYPE; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036809998     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(01)00087-7     Document Type: Article

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