Neurodevelopmental alcohol exposure elicits long-term changes to gene expression that alter distinct molecular pathways dependent on timing of exposure

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-19

  Kleiber, Morgan L ^a   Mantha, Katarzyna ^a   Stringer, Randa L ^a   Singh, Shiva M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain; Development; Expression array; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Gene expression; Mouse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; B CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CASPASE 3; EPHRIN; HEAT SHOCK TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; HUNTINGTIN; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2C; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2D; NEUROTROPHIN 3; SEROTONIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 84878791027     PISSN: 18661947     EISSN: 18661955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1866-1955-5-6     Document Type: Article

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