Fetal brain development and the programming of cerebral disorders. Effects of prenatal malnutrition, stress and glucocorticoids;Fetale hirnentwicklung und programmierung von zerebralen funktionsstörungen. Einfluss von pränataler mangelernährung, stress und glukokortikoiden

Gynakologe

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 256-263

  Schwab, M ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; Fetal programming; Glucocorticoids; Prenatal malnutrition; Prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; DESENSITIZATION; EPIGENETICS; FETUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL STRESS; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; STROKE;

EID: 34247181675     PISSN: 00175994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00129-007-1969-8     Document Type: Review

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