Maternal separation is associated with DNA methylation and behavioural changes in adult rats

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 459-468

  Anier, Kaili ^a   Malinovskaja, Kristina ^a   Pruus, Katrin ^a   Aonurm Helm, Anu ^a   Zharkovsky, Alexander ^a   Kalda, Anti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Cocaine; DNA methylation; Maternal separation; Nucleus accumbens; Rat

Indexed keywords

ADRA2A PROTEIN, RAT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; COCAINE; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITOR; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1;

ANIMAL; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RANDOMIZATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; COCAINE; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DOWN-REGULATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84894311876     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: 18737862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2013.07.012     Document Type: Article

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