Adolescent adrenocortical activity and adiposity: Differences by sex and exposure to early maternal depression

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 68-77

  Ruttle, Paula L ^a   Klein, Marjorie H ^a   Slattery, Marcia J ^a   Kalin, Ned H ^a   Armstrong, Jeffrey M ^a   Essex, Marilyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Adolescence; Body mass index (BMI); Early maternal depression; Morning cortisol; Obesity; Reactive cortisol; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INFANCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SALIVA LEVEL; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST; YOUNG ADULT; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DEPRESSION; INFANT; METABOLISM; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84903748720     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.04.025     Document Type: Article

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