Epigenetic mechanisms in pubertal brain maturation

Neuroscience

Volumn 264, Issue , 2014, Pages 17-24

  Morrison, K E ^a   Rodgers, A B ^a   Morgan, C P ^a   Bale, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Brain maturation; Epigenetics; Puberty; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN MATURATION; CHRONIC STRESS; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENCE; BRAIN MATURATION; EPIGENETICS; PUBERTY; SEX DIFFERENCES;

BRAIN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBERTY;

EID: 84895880477     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.11.014     Document Type: Review

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