The epigenetics of estrogen epigenetic regulation of hormone-induced memory enhancement

Epigenetics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 675-680

  Frick, Karyn M ^a   Zhao, Zaorui ^b   Fan, Lu ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cognition; DNA methylation; Estradiol; Hippocampus; Histone acetylation

Indexed keywords

5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; BUTYRIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HISTONE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR; TRICHOSTATIN A; ZEBULARINE;

ADULTHOOD; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL PROLIFERATION; COGNITION; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG ABUSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; HABITUATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; STRESS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 79958742855     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.6.6.16177     Document Type: Article

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