Bibian van der Voorn

PART II LONG-TERM CORRELATES 8. Antenatal glucocorticoid treatment and polymorphisms of the 105 glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors are associated with IQ and behavior in young adults born very preterm. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015 9. Birth weight and postnatal growth in preterm born children are 121 associated with cortisol in early infancy, but not at age 8 years. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2017 10. Gender-specific differences in HPA axis activity during childhood: 139 a systematic review and meta-analysis. Biology of Sex Differences, 2017 11. Gender-specific HPA axis reactivity in childhood? 167 A systematic review. Biology of Sex Differences, 2017 12. General discussion 191 Summary 201 13. Nederlandse Samenvatting 205 -voor de leek- Abbreviations 213 Acknowledgements 215 Curriculum Vitae 219