Epigenetic regulation of glucocorticoid receptor and infantile spasms

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-189

  Yang, Guang ^a   Zou, Li Ping ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Ding, Ying Xue ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL NUCLEUS; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; PLASTICITY; PRENATAL STRESS; SEIZURE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; METHYLATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SPASMS, INFANTILE;

EID: 78651060301     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.09.014     Document Type: Article

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