Coupling global methylation and gene expression profiles reveal key pathophysiological events in liver injury induced by a methyl-deficient diet

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 411-418

  Tryndyak, Volodymyr P ^a   Han, Tao ^a   Muskhelishvili, Levan ^a   Fuscoe, James C ^a   Ross, Sharon A ^b   Beland, Frederick A ^a   Pogribny, Igor P ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Gene methylation; Liver injury; Methyl deficient diet; Mice

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CPG ISLAND; DIET; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MICROARRAY; FATTY LIVER; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CPG ISLANDS; DIET; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; FATTY LIVER; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

MUS;

EID: 79952123300     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201000300     Document Type: Article

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