Role of glucocorticoid in developmental programming: Evidence from zebrafish

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-44

  Nesan, Dinushan ^a   Vijayan, Mathilakath M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Embryogenesis; Glucocorticoid receptor; Hypothalamus pituitary interrenal axis; Maternal stress; Stress response

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

APOPTOSIS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; ONTOGENY; ORGANOGENESIS; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TELEOST; TISSUE STRUCTURE; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 84873059277     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.10.006     Document Type: Review

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