Prenatal exposure to maternal psychosocial stress and HPA axis regulation in young adults

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 292-298

  Entringer, Sonja ^a,b,d   Kumsta, Robert ^a,c,d   Hellhammer, Dirk H ^a,d   Wadhwa, Pathik D ^b,d   Wüst, Stefan ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACTH1 24 stimulation test; Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis; Prenatal stress; Psychosocial stress; Trier Social Stress Test (TSST)

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE; TRANSCORTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MATERNAL STRESS; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SOCIAL STRESS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849091288     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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