Effects of maternal methyl-supplement diet on hippocampal glucocorticoid receptor mRNA expression in rats selected for behavior
2010
Herbeck, Yu. E. | Os'kina, I. N. | Gulevich, R. G. | Plyusnina, I. Z.
In the present work, we study glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene expression in gray rats selected for aggressive and domestic behavior, as well as in offspring of mothers with methyl-supplemented diet during pregnancy. Tame selection is associated with increased GR mRNA expression as compared with aggressive rats, whereas maternal methyl-supplemented diet inhibits GR activity in tame rats. GR gene promoter methylation is an important way of altering GR expression.
Show more [+] Less [-]AGROVOC Keywords
Bibliographic information
This bibliographic record has been provided by National Agricultural Library