Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior and pharmacological intervention - Nature versus nurture: Let's call the whole thing off

Epigenetics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-28

  Weaver, Ian C G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chromatin; DNA methylation; Glucocorticoid receptor; Hippocampus; Maternal care

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYTOSINE; DNA; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4; MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; REELIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 7 RECEPTOR; TRICHOSTATIN A; VALPROIC ACID;

ACETYLATION; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DEMENTIA; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROOMING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LICKING; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL DISEASE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOTYPE; PROGENY; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; X LINKED MENTAL RETARDATION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 34249700597     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.2.1.3881     Document Type: Review

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