Early life predictors of the physiological stress response later in life

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-32

  Kajantie, Eero ^a,b   Räikkönen, Katri ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Birth weight; Blood pressure; Cortisol; Gestation; Parasympathetic; Peripheral resistance; Preterm; Stress; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD GROWTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE TEST; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUNGER; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL STRESS; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREDICTION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STRESS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77955922177     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2009.11.013     Document Type: Review

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