Low Incubation Temperature Induces DNA Hypomethylation in Lizard Brains

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 325, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 390-395

  Paredes, Ursula ^a   Radersma, Reinder ^a,b   Cannell, Naomi ^a   While, Geoffrey M ^a,c   Uller, Tobias ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; BRAIN; DNA METHYLATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIZARD; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BRAIN; DNA METHYLATION; LIZARDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84978371895     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: 19325231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.2024     Document Type: Article

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