Maternal influence on child hpa axis: A prospective study of cortisol levels in hair

Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Karlén, Jerker ^a   Frostell, Anneli ^b   Theodorsson, Elvar ^c   Faresjö, Tomas ^a   Ludvigsson, Johnny ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Division of Psychology   (Sweden)

^c Division of Clinical Chemistry   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Cortisol; Hair; Health disparities; Mother; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAIR LEVEL; HERITABILITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MATERNAL STRESS; MENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAIR; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INFANT; MATERNAL WELFARE; METABOLISM; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWEDEN;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 84887105899     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-1178     Document Type: Article

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