Epigenetic Regulation of Placental NR3C1: Mechanism Underlying Prenatal Programming of Infant Neurobehavior by Maternal Smoking?

Child Development

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 49-60

  Stroud, Laura R ^a   Papandonatos, George D ^a   Salisbury, Amy L ^a   Phipps, Maureen G ^a   Huestis, Marilyn A ^b   Niaura, Raymond ^c   Padbury, James F ^a   Marsit, Carmen J ^d   Lester, Barry M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c American Legacy Foundation   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; NR3C1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; LETHARGY; MALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85000460197     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12482     Document Type: Article

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