Sexual dimorphism in non-Mendelian inheritance

Pediatric Research

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 340-347

  Vigé, Alexandre ^a   Gallou Kabani, Catherine ^a   Junien, Claudine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; DEXAMETHASONE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GENISTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HISTONE; SEX HORMONE;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHROMATIN; CPG ISLAND; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC RISK; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; LIPID DIET; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS);

EID: 41349106015     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e318165b896     Document Type: Review

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