Allostatic load and preterm birth

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 29856-29874

  Olson, David M ^a   Severson, Emily M ^a   Verstraeten, Barbara S E ^a   Ng, Jane W Y ^a   McCreary, J Keiko ^b   Metz, Gerlinde A S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse pregnancy outcomes; Allostasis; Allostatic load; Chronic stress; Inflammation; Multiple hit hypothesis; Preterm birth; Two hits

Indexed keywords

ALLOSTATIC LOAD; CHRONIC STRESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIGENETICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ALLOSTASIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR;

ALLOSTASIS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84950000418     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms161226209     Document Type: Review

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