Birth, distress, and disease placental-brain interactions / edited by Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin.

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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LCCN 2006296152
ISBN0521831482 (hardback)
ISBN9780521831482
Standard identifier# 9780521831482 (hbk.)

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