Transgenerational epigenetic programming of the embryonic testis transcriptome

Genomics

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-40

  Anway, Matthew D ^a   Rekow, Stephen S ^a   Skinner, Michael K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Embryonic development; Endocrine disruptor; Environmental toxicology; Epigenetics; Microarray; Sex determination; Testis; Transcriptome; Transgenerational; Vinclozolin

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; METHYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCLOZIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DETERMINATION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; UPREGULATION;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; OXAZOLES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 37349008307     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: 10898646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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