Chronic cortisol exposure in early development leads to neuroendocrine dysregulation in adulthood

Chronic cortisol exposure in early development leads to neuroendocrine dysregulation in adulthood

Abstract Objective Chronic early life stress can affect development of the neuroendocrine stress system, leading to its persistent dysregulation and consequently increased disease risk in adulthood. One contributing factor is thought to be epigenetic programming in response to chronic cortisol expos...

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Main Authors: Ellen I. Hartig, Shusen Zhu, Benjamin L. King, James A. Coffman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Glucocorticoids
Cortisol
Early life stress
Developmental programming
Epigenetic
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-020-05208-w

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