Maternal Prenatal Stress, Thyroid Function and Neurodevelopment of the Offspring: A Mini Review of the Literature

Maternal Prenatal Stress, Thyroid Function and Neurodevelopment of the Offspring: A Mini Review of the Literature

Fetal brain is extremely plastic and vulnerable to environmental influences that may have long-term impact on health and development of the offspring. Both the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid (HPT) axes are involved in stress responses, whereas, their fina...

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Main Authors: Foteini Anifantaki, Panagiota Pervanidou, Irene Lambrinoudaki, Konstantinos Panoulis, Nikos Vlahos, Makarios Eleftheriades
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
maternal stress
thyroid hormones
glucocorticoids
fetal neurodevelopment
HPT axis
HPA axis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.692446/full

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