Epigenetics and the regulation of stress vulnerability and resilience

Neuroscience

Volumn 264, Issue , 2014, Pages 157-170

  Zannas, A S ^a,b   West, A E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Neural plasticity; Psychological stress; Resilience; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

ADAPTATION; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; NEURAL PLASTICITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS; RESILIENCE; VULNERABILITY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; MICE; RATS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84895883596     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.12.003     Document Type: Review

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