Maternal care and the development of stress responses

Authors
Francis, DD Meaney, MJ
Citation
Dd. Francis et Mj. Meaney, Maternal care and the development of stress responses, CUR OP NEUR, 9(1), 1999, pp. 128-134
Citations number
49
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09594388 → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
128 - 134
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-4388(199902)9:1<128:MCATDO>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Studies dating from the 1950s have documented the impact of early life even ts on the development of behavioral and endocrine responses to stress. Rece nt findings suggest that these effects are mediated through changes in moth er-offspring interactions and have identified central corticotropin-releasi ng factor systems as a critical target for the effects of variations in mat ernal care.