Prenatal stress, fearfulness, and the epigenome: Exploratory analysis of sex differences in DNA methylation of the glucocorticoid receptor gene

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue JULY, 2016, Pages

  Ostlund, Brendan D ^a   Conradt, Elisabeth ^a   Crowell, Sheila E ^a,b   Tyrka, Audrey R ^c,d   Marsit, Carmen J ^e   Lester, Barry M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Fearfulness; Glucocorticoid receptor gene; Prenatal stress; Sex differences; Temperament

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEEK CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; EXON; FEAR; FEMALE; GENE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MATERNAL STRESS; NR3C1 GENE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL STRESS; PROMOTER REGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84978646614     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00147     Document Type: Article

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