Sex difference in Mecp2 expression during a critical period of rat brain development

Epigenetics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 173-178

  Kurian, Joseph R ^a   Forbes Lorman, Robin M ^a   Auger, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Development; Epigenetics; Mecp2; Rett syndrome; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; STEROID;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREOPTIC AREA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; ZONA INCERTA;

RATTUS;

EID: 36749090131     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.2.3.4841     Document Type: Article

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