The maternal cortisol awakening response in human pregnancy is associated with the length of gestation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 398.e1-398.e8

  Buss, Claudia ^a   Entringer, Sonja ^a   Reyes, Jonazary F ^a   Chicz DeMet, Aleksandra ^a   Sandman, Curt A ^a   Waffarn, Feizal ^a   Wadhwa, Pathik D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cortisol; gestational length; hypothalamic pituitary adrenal; pregnancy; stress responsiveness

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 70349308200     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.06.063     Document Type: Article

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