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ReviewJournal of neuroendocrinology2013

Epigenetic contributions to hormonally-mediated sexual differentiation of the brain.

M M McCarthy, B M Nugent

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Review in Journal of neuroendocrinology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. On the importance of including both sexes in animal studies - insights from home-cage monitoring.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2026
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  13. The Resistance ofAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
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  15. Androgens and the developing hippocampus.Biology of sex differences · 2020
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  19. Hypothalamic epigenetics driving female puberty.Journal of neuroendocrinology · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

M M McCarthyDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
B M Nugent

Funding

Neuroinflammation, Epigenetics and Male VulnerabilityR01MH052716 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI MARGARET M. MCCARTHY · 2000 to 2026
$9.6M
Epigenetics of Sex Differences in Brain and BehaviorF31NS073545 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI NUGENT, BRIDGET · 2011 to 2012
$45k
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH052716NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS073545
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has been long established that hormones exert enduring influences on the developing brain that direct the reproductive response in adulthood, although the cellular mechanisms by which organisational effects are maintained have not been determined satisfactorily. Recent interest in epigenetic modifications to the nervous system has highlighted the potential for hormone-induced changes to the genome that could endure for the lifespan but not be transmitted to the next generation. Preliminary evidence suggests that this is indeed possible because sex differences in the histone code and in the methylation of CpGs in the promoters of specific genes have been identified and, at times, functionally correlated with behaviour. The present review provides an overview of epigenetic processes and discusses the current state-of-the-art, and also identifies future directions.

Indexed as

AnimalsBrainEpigenesis, GeneticGonadal Steroid HormonesHumansReproductive BehaviorSex DifferentiationSexual Behavior, AnimalGonadal Steroid Hormonesdevelopmenthypothalamusoestrogenspreoptic areasex differencessteroids: neuroactive steroids

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PMID23919286
PMCPMC5330673

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