Concordance in hippocampal and fecal Nr3c1 methylation is moderated by maternal behavior in the mouse

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3123-3131

  Liberman, Shayna A ^a   Mashoodh, Rahia ^b   Thompson, Robert C ^c   Dolinoy, Dana C ^a   Champagne, Frances A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Fecal samples; Glucocorticoid receptor; Maternal behavior; Mouse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880600460     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.416     Document Type: Article

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