Sexually dimorphic adaptations in basal maternal stress physiology during pregnancy and implications for fetal development

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 56, Issue , 2015, Pages 168-178

  Giesbrecht, Gerald F ^a,b,c   Campbell, Tavis ^b   Letourneau, Nicole ^a,c   Kaplan, B J ^c   Field, C J ^c   Dewey, D ^c   Bell, R C ^c   Bernier, F P ^c   Cantell, M ^c   Casey, L M ^c   Eliasziw, M ^c   Farmer, A ^c   Gagnon, L ^c   Goonewardene, L ^c   Johnston, D W ^c   Kooistra, L ^c   Manca, D P ^c   Martin, J W ^c   McCargar, L J ^c   O'Beirne, M ^c   Pop, V J ^c   Singhal, N ^c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cortisol; Hypothalamic adrenal pituitary axis; Maternal adaptation to pregnancy; Salivary alpha amylase; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIRTH WEIGHT; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MATERNAL STRESS; MENTAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; METABOLISM; MOTHER; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84927741006     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.03.013     Document Type: Article

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