Expression of Stress-Mediating Genes is Increased in Term Placentas of Women with Chronic Self-Perceived Anxiety and Depression

Expression of Stress-Mediating Genes is Increased in Term Placentas of Women with Chronic Self-Perceived Anxiety and Depression

Anxiety, chronical stress, and depression during pregnancy are considered to affect the offspring, presumably through placental dysregulation. We have studied the term placentae of pregnancies clinically monitored with the Beck’s Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS...

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Main Authors: Cristina A. Martinez, Ina Marteinsdottir, Ann Josefsson, Gunilla Sydsjö, Elvar Theodorsson, Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
antenatal stress
hair cortisol
term-placentae
RT-qPCR
human
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/8/869

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