Epigenetic changes brought about by perinatal stressors: A brief review of the literature

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-231

  Billack, Blase ^a   Serio, Ryan ^a   Silva, Ilton ^b,c   Kinsley, Craig H ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Gonadal hormones; Heterosexuality; Homosexuality; Hormones; Perinatal stress; Postnatal stress; Prenatal stress; Sexual differentiation; Social behaviors; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CORTICOTROPIN; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FOLLITROPIN; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 2; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 5; MICRORNA; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN SWI; REELIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PDX 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNF; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DEPRESSION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE SILENCING; GENOME IMPRINTING; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERINATAL STRESS; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84870702699     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: 1873488X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2012.08.169     Document Type: Article

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