Are epigenetic changes in the intrauterine environment related to newborn neurobehavior?

Epigenomics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 175-178

  Lester, Barry M ^a   Conradt, Elisabeth ^a   Marsit, Carmen J ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

human behavioral epigenetics; intrauterine environment; newborn neurobehavior; NNNS; placenta

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; 11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 2; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HSD11B2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; LEPTIN; NR3C1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR AFFECTIVE DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; NEWBORN PERIOD; NOTE; PLACENTA; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UTERUS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE TYPE 2; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEPTIN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84900391661     PISSN: 17501911     EISSN: 1750192X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/epi.14.9     Document Type: Note

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