Prenatal stress alters progestogens to mediate susceptibility to sex-typical, stress-sensitive disorders, such as drug abuse: a review

Prenatal stress alters progestogens to mediate susceptibility to sex-typical, stress-sensitive disorders, such as drug abuse: a review

Maternal-offspring interactions begin prior to birth. Experiences of the mother during gestation play a powerful role in determining the developmental programming of the central nervous system. In particular, stress during gestation alters developmental programming of the offspring resulting in sus...

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Main Authors: Cheryl A Frye, Jason J Paris, Danielle eOsborne, Joanna eCampbell, Tod eKippin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Estradiol
Progesterone
drug addiction
perinatal
sex differences
Allopregnanolone
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2011.00052/full

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