Early life adversity and serotonin transporter gene variation interact to affect DNA methylation of the corticotropin-releasing factor gene promoter region in the adult rat brain

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 123-135

  Van Der Doelen, Rick H A ^a   Arnoldussen, Ilse A ^a   Ghareh, Hussein ^a   Van Och, Liselot ^a   Homberg, Judith R ^a   Kozicz, Tamás ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SLC6A4 PROTEIN, RAT;

ANIMAL; ANXIETY; BRAIN; COMPLICATION; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BRAIN; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84922121030     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579414001345     Document Type: Article

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