Stress on a postpartum mother inhibits the secretion of growth hormone in the offspring and causes persistent growth impairment

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 433-441

  Nakata, H ^a,d   Watanabe, K ^a   Murakami, Y ^a,b   Gao, P ^a   Tsuiji, K ^a   Nishimura, K ^a   Plotnikoff, G A ^a,c   Kurihara, N ^a,d   Irie, Y ^a,e   Ishige, A ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Nerima General Hospital   (Japan)

^e Akashi Clinic Kichijoji   (Japan)

Author keywords

GH positive cells; Growth impairment; IGF I; Immobilization stress; Immunohistochemistry; Postpartum; Short stature

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MATERNAL STRESS; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROGENY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUERPERIUM; SHORT STATURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 71749119279     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2009.31.7.1415892     Document Type: Article

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