Prenatal alcohol exposure and cortisol activity in 19-month-old toddlers: An investigation of the moderating effects of sex and testosterone

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 297-307

  Ouellet Morin, Isabelle ^a   Dionne, Ginette ^b   Lupien, Sonia J ^c   Muckle, Gina ^b   Côté, Sylvana ^d,e   Pérusse, Daniel ^e   Tremblay, Richard E ^d,e,f   Boivin, Michel ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^d Universite Paris Sud   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adversity; Alcohol; Androgen; Children; Cortisol; Development; Drinking; Environmental; Glucocorticoid; LHPA axis; Prenatal; Prenatal alcohol exposure; Sex differences; Stress; Teratogens; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM; TODDLER;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; DATA COLLECTION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79952280351     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-1955-z     Document Type: Article

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