The consequences of early-life adversity: Neurobiological, behavioural and epigenetic adaptations

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 707-723

  Maccari, S ^a,b   Krugers, H J ^c   Morley Fletcher, S ^a,b   Szyf, M ^d   Brunton, P J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LILLE   (France)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; DNA methylation; Hippocampus; HPA axis; Maternal behaviour; Mood disorders; Prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; DNA; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANXIETY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN LEVEL; COGNITION; DNA METHYLATION; EARLY LIFE ADVERSITY; EARLY LIFE STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIGENETIC ADAPTATION; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MATERNAL STRESS; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL STRESS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84924170953     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12175     Document Type: Review

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