Main Title |
Birth, distress, and disease : placental-brain interactions / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Cambridge University Press, |
Year Published |
2005 |
OCLC Number |
59353112 |
ISBN |
0521831482 (hardback); 9780521831482 (hardback) |
Subjects |
Obstetrical endocrinology ;
Steroid hormones--Physiological effect ;
Peptides--Physiological effect ;
Maternal-fetal exchange ;
Prenatal influences ;
Disease susceptibility ;
Pregnancy Complications--etiology ;
Brain--metabolism ;
Maternal-Fetal Exchange ;
Peptides--adverse effects ;
Placenta--metabolism ;
Placental Hormones--adverse effects ;
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects ;
Steroids--adverse effects
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKBM |
RG558.5.B57 2005 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
03/17/2009 |
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Collation |
xii, 279 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Placental expression of neurohormones and other neuroactive molecules in human pregnancy -- The regulation of human parturition -- Maternal nutrition and metabolic control of pregnancy -- Fetal HPA activation, preterm birth and postnatal programming -- Prenatal glucocorticoids and the programming of adult disease -- Prenatal stress and stress physiology influences human fetal and infant development -- Glucocorticoids and the ups and downs of neuropeptide gene expression -- Glucocorticoid facilitation of corticotropin-releasing hormone in the placenta and the brain: functional impact on birth and behavior. |