Voorbeelden van postnatal

• It is unclear whether neural proliferation continues into postnatal life in human or nonhuman primates.

• In fact, there are specific postnatal critical periods and developmental sequences for the appearance of the biogenic amines dopamine and noradrenaline.

• Postnatal repression of the alpha-fetoprotein gene is enhancer independent.

• Exposure to postnatal depression predicts elevated cortisol in adolescent offspring.

• Such data concerning postnatal outcome were available for 165 (85%) of the 194 fetuses with irregular heart rhythms.

• Somewhat more striking, however, was the close association between maternal postnatal illness of a manic nature and the likelihood of attachment security.

• Postnatal handling increases hippocampal glucocorticoid receptors and enhances adrenocortical negative-feedback efficacy in the rat.

• Two other findings lend support to the notion that the difference was a function of the postnatal episode of maternal illness.