Gestational low protein diet in the rat mediates Igf2 gene expression in male offspring via altered hepatic DNA methylation

Epigenetics

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 619-626

  Gong, Li ^a   Pan, Yuan Xiang ^a,b   Chen, Hong ^a,b  

^a Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dnmt; Gene expression; Igf2 H19 locus; Imprinted gene; Imprinting control region; Maternal protein deficiency

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; FOLIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN B;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

RATTUS;

EID: 78449231434     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.5.7.12882     Document Type: Article

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