Parity does not alter baseline or stimulated activity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis in women

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 703-711

  Federenko, Ilona S ^a   Wolf, Jutta M ^b   Wüst, Stefan ^c   Schlotz, Wolff ^d   Hellhammer, Juliane ^c   Kudielka, Brigitte M ^c   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^b   Hellhammer, Dirk H ^c   Wadhwa, Pathik D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cortisol; Feedback sensitivity; Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis; Parity; Pregnancy; Psychosocial stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STRESS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33845569124     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20187     Document Type: Article

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