Gene expression profiling during pregnancy in rat brain tissue

Brain Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 125-135

  Mann, Phyllis E ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Gene expression; Maternal behavior; PCR array; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR GAMMA2; CHOLECYSTOKININ A RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84969305881     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci4010125     Document Type: Article

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