Maternal Mood and Neuroendocrine Programming: Effects of Time of Exposure and Sex

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 999-1011

  Vedhara, K ^a   Metcalfe, C ^b   Brant, H ^b   Crown, A ^c   Northstone, K ^b   Dawe, K ^b   Lightman, S ^d   Smith, G D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; Anxiety; Blood pressure; Cortisol; Depression; Developmental origins of health and disease; Early life experience; Foetal programming; Heart rate; Humans; Maternal anxiety; Maternal depression; Neuroendocrine responses

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DEMOGRAPHY; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHERS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862672612     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02309.x     Document Type: Article

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