Associations between dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) levels, pituitary volume, and social anxiety in children

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 64, Issue , 2016, Pages 31-39

  Murray, Cynthia R ^a,g   Simmons, Julian G ^a,b,c   Allen, Nicholas B ^b,f   Byrne, Michelle L ^f   Mundy, Lisa K ^a,c,d   Seal, Marc L ^c   Patton, George C ^a,c,d   Olsson, Craig A ^a,c,e   Whittle, Sarah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^g NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adrenarche; Dehydroepiandrosterone; HPA axis; Pituitary gland; Puberty; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENARCHE; AGE; ANXIETY ASSESSMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS VOLUME; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SPENCE CHILDREN ANXIETY SCALE; SYMPTOM; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANXIETY; HAIR; METABOLISM; PHOBIA, SOCIAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADRENARCHE; ANXIETY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHOBIA, SOCIAL; PITUITARY GLAND; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84951727907     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.11.004     Document Type: Article

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