Gene expression in the placenta: Maternal stress and epigenetic responses

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 507-523

  Gheorghe, Ciprian P ^a   Goyal, Ravi ^a   Mittal, Ashwani ^a   Longo, Lawrence D ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Gene regulation; Microarray; Placenta

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE; MICRORNA;

ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL STRESS; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RNA PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERUS; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; EATING; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; DNA METHYLATION; EATING; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MICE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77950366422     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082770cg     Document Type: Article

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