Neurodevelopmental consequences of maternal distress: What do we really know?

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 108-117

  Schuurmans, C ^a   Kurrasch, D M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Fetal programming; Obesity; Prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EPIGENETICS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MATERNAL DISTRESS; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL STRESS; MYELINATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL TUBE; NEURULATION; PERINATAL STRESS; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SYNAPTOGENESIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

BRAIN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84872025922     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cge.12049     Document Type: Review

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