Developmental plasticity describes the influence of environmental factors on phenotypic variation. An important mediator of developmental plasticity in many animals is parental care. Here, we examine the consequences of maternal care on offspring after t
( 2002 ) From maternal care to gene expression: DNA methylation and the maternal programming of stress responses . Endocr Res 28 , 699 .Weaver, I. C., Szyf, M. and Meaney, M. J. (2002). From Maternal Care to Gene Expression: DNA Methylation and the Maternal Programming of Stress ...
The frequency of licking/grooming (LG) the pups has been used as a parameter to evaluate maternal care, having mothers with high (HL) or low (LL) frequencies of LG. This study aimed to analyze the gene expression of the receptors for dopamine (Drd1a), prolactin (Prlr), serotonin (Htr...
Among key cardiac, bone, metabolic and brain functions, the Xmchromosome selectively impaired brain function. Several lines of evidence support disproportionate influence of the X chromosome on the brain. Disruptions in X gene expression, through X-linked disorders, often cause intellectual disabilities17...
The dominant subgenome not only has higher gene expression but also retains a greater number of ohnologs compared to the submissive subgenome(s). To better understand the dynamics among subgenomes of our three sequenced allotetraploids, we compared their gene loss (fractionation), gene expression ...
7 Maternal Influences on Development, Social Relationships, and Survival Behaviors 8 Maternal Influences on Offspring Food Preferences and Feeding Behaviors In Mammals 9 The Trans-Generational Influence of Maternal Care on Offspring Gene Expression and Behavior in Rodents累计...
S1). Informed written consent was obtained from the women at the study entry, and the National Healthcare Group Domain Specific Review Board and SingHealth Centralized Institutional Review Board approved the study. Detailed study designs and recruitment have been published elsewhere [11]. Maternal ...
Aberrant endometrial gene expression in RIF women during the receptive phase The analysis of the transcriptome data from seven endometrial samples with RIF and six control samples revealed that 2384 mRNAs were differentially expressed (1115 downregulated and 1269 upregulated, log2-fold change ≥ 0....
Knockdown of either Calcr or amylin gene expression hampers risk-taking maternal care, and specific silencing of Calcr+ MPOA neurons inhibits nurturing behaviors, while pharmacogenetic activation prevents infanticide in virgin males. These data indicate that Calcr+ MPOA neurons are required for both ...
Although a mother's perception of her competence in problem-solving issues of infant care may affect her sensitivity toher infant's cues, little is known about factors that contribute to this perception. This study explored the type of information on which maternal confidence is based and examined...