Methylation of the Glucocorticoid Receptor (NR3C1) in Placenta is Associated with Infant Cry Acoustics

Epigenetic mechanisms regulating expression of the glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) promoter may influence behavioral and biological aspects of stress response in human infants. Acoustic features of infant crying are an indicator of neurobehavioral and neurological status not yet investigated in...

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Main Authors: Stephen J Sheinkopf, Giulia eRighi, Carmen J Marsit, Barry M Lester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00100/full