Maternal epigenetics and methyl supplements affect agouti gene expression in A(vy)/a mice

FASEB Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 949-957

  Wolff, George L ^a,d,f   Kodell, Ralph L ^b   Moore, Stephen R ^c   Cooney, Craig A ^e  

^a Division of Biochemical Toxicology   (United States)

^b Division of Biometry   (United States)

^c Natl Ctr Toxicological Res F   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^e Bionetics Corporation   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetic regulation of gene expression; Maternal diet; Methyl supplementation; Yellow mice

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; INHERITANCE; MOSAICISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGOUTI; ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031873353     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.12.11.949     Document Type: Article

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