The link between perinatal glucocorticoids exposure and psychiatric disorders

Pediatric Research

Volumn 69, Issue 5 PART 2, 2011, Pages

  Huang, Li Tung ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISTRACTIBILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STRESS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS;

EID: 79954591117     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e318212c29b     Document Type: Article

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