Effects of chronic maternal stress on hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) function and behavior: No reversal by environmental enrichment

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 589-598

  Emack, Jeff ^a   Matthews, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental enrichment; Guinea pigs; Hypothalamo pituitary adrenal axis; Locomotor activity; Prenatal stress; Prepulse inhibition; Programming

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GUINEA PIG; HORMONE ACTION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; NURSING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEANING;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80555149403     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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