Prenatal predictors of infant self-regulation: The contributions of placental DNA methylation of NR3C1 and neuroendocrine activity

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue MAY, 2015, Pages

  Conradt, Elisabeth ^a   Fei, Mary ^b   LaGasse, Linda ^b   Tronick, Edward ^c   Guerin, Dylan ^d   Gorman, Daniel ^d   Marsit, Carmen J ^d   Lester, Barry M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Glucocorticoid receptor gene; Infancy; Prenatal origins; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

DNA; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC MARKER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANCY; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; NR3C1 GENE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLACENTA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRENATAL PERIOD; SALIVA LEVEL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL STRESS;

EID: 84930613764     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00130     Document Type: Article

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