Significance of epigenetics for understanding brain development, brain evolution and behaviour

Neuroscience

Volumn 264, Issue , 2014, Pages 207-217

  Keverne, E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Genomic imprinting; Hypothalamus; Neocortex; Neural disorders; Placenta

Indexed keywords

COHESIN; TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CTCF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9;

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONNECTOME; EPIGENETICS; FETAL WELL BEING; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MATERNAL CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NERVE CELL; NEUROMODULATION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIVIPARITY;

EVOLUTION; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEOCORTEX; NEURAL DISORDERS; PLACENTA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRAIN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84895865618     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.11.030     Document Type: Review

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