Blood as a surrogate marker for tissue-specific DNA methylation and changes due to folate depletion in post-partum female mice

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1026-1035

  Mckay, Jill A ^a   Xie, Long ^a   Harris, Sarah ^a   Wong, Yi K ^a   Ford, Dianne ^b   Mathers, John C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Folate; Mouse; Tissue specific

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; DNA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FOLIC ACID; IGF2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; SLC39A4 PROTEIN, MOUSE; SOMATOMEDIN B;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; C57BL MOUSE; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENETICS; KIDNEY; LACTATION; LIVER; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REFERENCE VALUE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; KIDNEY; LACTATION; LIVER; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES;

MUS;

EID: 79959971648     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201100008     Document Type: Article

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