Hypomethylation of neuregulin in rats selectively bred for reduced sensorimotor gating

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 262-265

  Rhein, Mathias ^a   Muschler, Marcel René ^a   Krauss, Joachim K ^a   Bleich, Stefan ^a   Frieling, Helge ^a   Schwabe, Kerstin ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal model; DNA methylation; Endophenotype; Neuregulin; Prepulse inhibition

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DRD2 GENE; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NRG1 GENE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PHENOTYPE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSORY GATING;

ANIMAL MODEL; DNA METHYLATION; ENDOPHENOTYPE; NEUREGULIN; PREPULSE INHIBITION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CPG ISLANDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METHYLATION; NEUREGULIN-1; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; SENSORY GATING; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 84884161983     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.07.012     Document Type: Article

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