Epigenetic programming of the HPA axis: Early life decides

Stress

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 581-589

  Murgatroyd, Chris ^a   Spengler, Dietmar ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Early life stress; Epigenetic; HPA axis; MeCP2; Programming

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CALCIUM CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE I; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; ENHANCER REGION; EPIGENETICS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PARAVENTRICULAR THALAMIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; CALCIUM-CALMODULIN-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE TYPE 2; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MICE; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS;

EID: 80054079577     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2011.602146     Document Type: Review

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