Effects of ethanol exposure during early pregnancy in hyperactive, inattentive and impulsive behaviors and MeCP2 expression in rodent offspring

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 620-631

  Kim, Pitna ^a   Park, Jin Hee ^a   Choi, Chang Soon ^a   Choi, Inah ^a   Joo, So Hyun ^a   Kim, Min Kyoung ^a   Kim, Soo Young ^a   Kim, Ki Chan ^a   Park, Seung Hwa ^a   Kwon, Kyoung Ja ^a   Lee, Jongmin ^a   Han, Seol Heui ^a   Ryu, Jong Hoon ^b   Cheong, Jae Hoon ^c   Han, Jung Yeol ^d   Ko, Ki Narm ^a   Shin, Chan Young ^a  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Sahmyook University   (South Korea)

^d Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1); Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD); Methyl CpG binding protein 2(MeCP2); Neurotransmitter transporter

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; NORADRENALIN TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; FEMALE; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MICE; NOREPINEPHRINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS;

MUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84876419344     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: 15736903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-012-0960-5     Document Type: Article

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