The Contributions of Maternal Sensitivity and Maternal Depressive Symptoms to Epigenetic Processes and Neuroendocrine Functioning

Child Development

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 73-85

  Conradt, Elisabeth ^a   Hawes, Katheleen ^b   Guerin, Dylan ^c   Armstrong, David A ^c   Marsit, Carmen J ^c   Tronick, Edward ^d   Lester, Barry M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 2; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HSD11B2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; NR3C1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE TYPE 2; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85000613717     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12483     Document Type: Article

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