Effects of maternal prenatal stress on offspring development: A commentary

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 363-375

  Lazinski, Marysia J ^a   Shea, Alison K ^a   Steiner, Meir ^a,b  

^a Women's Health Concerns Clinic   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ANS; HPA; Maternal prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MATERNAL STRESS; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 57249095760     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-008-0035-4     Document Type: Article

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