Influence of developmental lead exposure on expression of DNA methyltransferases and methyl cytosine-binding proteins in hippocampus

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 75-81

  Schneider, J S ^a   Kidd, S K ^a   Anderson, D W ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Lead; Methylation

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; LEAD; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; WEANING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CHILD; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LACTATION; LEAD POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM, CHILDHOOD; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84872133008     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: 18793169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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