Developmental regulation of neuronal genes by DNA methylation: Environmental influences

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 448-451

  Wilson, Melinda E ^a   Sengoku, Tomoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Estrogen receptor; Glucocorticoid receptor; Stress

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; STEROID HORMONE; STEROID RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERINATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUBERTY; PUP (RODENT); RODENT;

DNA METHYLATION; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; STRESS;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 84880041591     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: 1873474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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