A novel role for maternal stress and microbial transmission in early life programming and neurodevelopment

Neurobiology of Stress

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 81-88

  Jašarević, Eldin ^a   Rodgers, Ali B ^a   Bale, Tracy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal programming; HPA stress axis; Maternal stress; Microbiota; Neurodevelopment; Vaginal microbiome

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; ESTRADIOL; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTAMINE; PROGESTERONE; SEROTONIN; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BIRTH; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; EARLY LIFE STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MATERNAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VAGINA FLORA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84921910435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23522895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2014.10.005     Document Type: Review

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