Modelling prenatal bacterial infection: Functional consequences of altered hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis development

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 108-114

  Hodyl, Nicolette A ^a   Walker, Frederick R ^a   Krivanek, Klara M ^a   Clifton, Vicki ^b   Hodgson, Deborah M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Development; Endotoxin; Guinea pig; HPA axis; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEMALE; FEVER; GUINEA PIG; HABITUATION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; STRESS; WEANING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CRITICAL PERIOD (PSYCHOLOGY); DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOTOXINS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; STRESS;

EID: 33846928713     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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