Mechanisms linking early life stress to adult health outcomes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 8507-8512

  Taylor, Shelley E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Genes; Health

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIFE STRESS; NERVE POTENTIAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; HEALTH; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77952739844     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1003890107     Document Type: Review

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