Sex Difference in the Expression of DNA Methyltransferase 3a in the Rat Amygdala During Development

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 577-583

  Kolodkin, M H ^a   Auger, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Development; DNMT3a; Epigenetics; Methyltransferase; Sexual differentiation

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; MESSENGER RNA;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; MEDIOBASAL HYPOTHALAMUS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 79959246384     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02147.x     Document Type: Article

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