Impact of prenatal stress on neuroendocrine programming

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Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 1493-1537

  Viltart, Odile ^a,b   Vanbesien Mailliot, Christel C A ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Central nervous system; Developmental windows; Environment; Evolution; Feto placental unit; Gestational stress; Glucocorticoid; Growth; Homeostasis; Hypothalamo pituitary adrenal axis; Immune function; Imprinting; Maternal care; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; SEX HORMONE;

ADOPTION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITION; EMOTIONALITY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FETUS GROWTH; GROWTH RETARDATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MATERNAL STRESS; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLISM; MOOD DISORDER; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRENATAL STRESS; PROGENY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; STRESS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PREGNANCY; STRESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34548725161     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2007.204     Document Type: Review

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