Sex differences in Gadd45b expression and methylation in the developing rodent amygdala

Brain Research

Volumn 1642, Issue , 2016, Pages 461-466

  Kigar, Stacey L ^a   Chang, Liza ^a   Hayne, Margaret R ^a   Karls, Nicolette T ^a   Auger, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Epigenetics; Gadd45b; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; GROWTH ARREST AND DNA DAMAGE INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 45; GROWTH ARREST AND DNA DAMAGE INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 45B; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; DIFFERENTIATION ANTIGEN; GADD45A PROTEIN, RAT; GADD45B PROTEIN, RAT; HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL THERAPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; AMYGDALA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYPOTHALAMUS; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DNA METHYLATION; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HORMONES; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84964529944     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.04.031     Document Type: Article

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