Endocrine induced changes in brain function during pregnancy

Brain Research

Volumn 1364, Issue , 2010, Pages 198-215

  Brunton, Paula J ^a   Russell, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Estradiol; HPA axis; Oxytocin; Progesterone; Relaxin

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; ELECTROLYTE; ESTROGEN; NEUROPEPTIDE; OPIATE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; RELAXIN;

APPETITE; BIRTH; BRAIN FUNCTION; CALORIC INTAKE; DELIVERY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; EVOKED RESPONSE; FLUID BALANCE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; STRESS;

ANIMALS; APPETITE; BRAIN; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; OXYTOCIN; PEPTIDE HORMONES; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 78649509906     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.09.062     Document Type: Review

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