The role played by the interaction between genetic factors and attachment in the stress response in infancy

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1513-1522

  Frigerio, Alessandra ^a   Ceppi, Elisa ^a   Rusconi, Marianna ^a   Giorda, Roberto ^a   Raggi, Maria Elisabetta ^a   Fearon, Pasco ^b  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase; Attachment; Cortisol; Gene environment interaction; Infancy

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANCY; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STRESS;

ADULT; ALLELES; ALPHA-AMYLASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SALIVARY GLANDS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70449133960     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02126.x     Document Type: Article

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