Essays about: "prenatal stress"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words prenatal stress.

  1. 1. Women’s experiences of being pregnant and giving birth during COVID-19 pandemic : A descriptive literature review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Xing Chen; Linxia Wu; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background: Pregnancy is a complex and highly coordinated natural physiologicalprocess in which the embryo and fetus grow and develop in the mother's uterus, but itstill brings certain influence and burden to pregnant women. It is important formedical staff to care for pregnant women and increase their comfort during pregnancy,but difficult in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE

  3. 2. Analysis of DNA methylation changes and behavioural outcomes in adulthood induced by prenatal exposure to a mixture of endocrine disrupting chemicals

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Shane Kamil; [2022]
    Keywords : Toxicology; Developmental biology; Epigenetics; Genetics; Methylation; EDC; Toxins; Chemicals; Mixture effect; Mediation; Toxikologi; Utvecklingsbiologi; Epigenetik; Genetik; Metylering; Miljögifter;

    Abstract : Endocrine disrupting chemicals, or EDCs, are some of the most prevalent toxic chemicals found in the environment because of human activity and they have a variety of adverse effects on both humans and wildlife. A proposed mechanism through which EDCs can negatively affect an organism is via an epigenetic mechanism known as DNA methylation, which can affect the development of the organism with negative outcomes later in life. READ MORE

  4. 3. Cognitive bias and welfare of egg-laying chicks: Impacts of commercial hatchery procedures on cognition.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

    Author : Tiphaine Palazon; [2020]
    Keywords : Cognition; Cognitive bias; Depression; Early life stress; Emotion; Memory; Optimistic; Pessimistic; Prenatal stress; Welfare; White leghorn.;

    Abstract : Egg-laying hens coming from commercial hatchery go through hatchery procedures considered as stressful and engaging prolonged stress response in adult chickens. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of commercial hatching procedure on the affective state of chicks, on their short- and long-term memory and on their need for social reinstatement. READ MORE

  5. 4. Metylkvicksilvers toxicitet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Harriet Noring; [2015]
    Keywords : metylkvicksilver; toxicitet; verkningsmekanism; behandling; methylmercury; toxicity; mechanism of action; treatment;

    Abstract : Metylkvicksilver (MeHg) är en form av tungmetallen kvicksilver och det är den form som är farligast för djur och människor. Det beror på dess organiska egenskaper som gör att det biomagnifieras genom födokedjan, effektivt absorberas från föda, distribueras till många organ, koncentreras i levande organismer, passerar blod-hjärnbarriären och ackumuleras, samt orsakar skador även vid låga doser. READ MORE

  6. 5. Does prenatal hypoxia lead to permanent cardiovascular change in the offspring?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap

    Author : Elisabeth Brolin; [2015]
    Keywords : Developmental programming; hypoxia; dofetilide; telemetry;

    Abstract : Chronic prenatal hypoxia is associated with intrauterine growth retardation and there is now some evidence that it also induces programmed hypertension in offspring. However these studies are generally confounded as hypoxia is either induced by maternal hypoxia or placental insufficiency. READ MORE