Epigenetic basis for the development of depression in children

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 556-565

  Lester, Barry M ^a   Conradt, Elisabeth ^a   Marsit, Carmen J ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood depression; developmental origins; epigenetics; maternal depression; programming; stress

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD DEPRESSION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DNA METHYLATION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL STRESS; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; STRESS; SYNAPTOGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; UTERUS;

CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOOD DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84882449289     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: 15325520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e318299d2a8     Document Type: Article

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