Epigenetics
- 1st Edition, Volume 115 - August 12, 2014
- Latest edition
- Editor: Subhash C. Pandey
- Language: English
This well-established international series examines major areas of basic and clinical research within neuroscience, as well as emerging and promising subfields. This volume co… Read more
This well-established international series examines major areas of basic and clinical research within neuroscience, as well as emerging and promising subfields. This volume concentrates on Epigenetics
- This book looks at Epigeneticsin the light of the newest scholarly discoveries and insights
Neuroscientists, psychologists, neurologists
- Preface
- Chapter One: Environmental Alterations of Epigenetics Prior to the Birth
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Manifestation of Environmental Factors
- 3 Mechanisms of Environmentally Induced Epigenetic Changes
- 4 Effect of Epigenetic Alterations on Neurodevelopment
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter Two: Transgenerational Epigenetics and Brain Disorders
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction to Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance
- 2 Epigenetics and Epigenetic Processes
- 3 Evidence for Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance
- 4 Germline-Independent Epigenetic Inheritance
- 5 Germline-Dependent Epigenetic Transmission
- 6 Transgenerational Epigenetic Effects on Brain Disorders
- 7 Concluding Remarks
- Acknowledgment
- Chapter Three: The Epigenetic Landscape of Alcoholism
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Epigenetic Regulation due to Histone Covalent Modifications
- 3 Epigenetic Regulation due to DNA Methylation
- 4 Genome-Wide Approaches to Understand the Basis of Alcoholism
- 5 Using Invertebrate Models to Study the Basis of Ethanol Phenotypes
- 6 Inheritance of a Drug Phenotype
- 7 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter Four: Epigenetic Regulatory Mechanisms in Stress-Induced Behavior
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Stress-Induced Neural and Behavioral Changes in Adulthood and the Epigenetic Mechanisms Involved
- 3 DNA Methylation and Demethylation in Stress-Induced Neural and Behavioral Responses
- 4 Role of Noncoding RNAs in Epigenetic Regulation of Stress-Mediated Effects
- 5 Early-Life Stress-Induced Adult Onset Behavioral Disorders and the Epigenetic Mechanisms Involved
- 6 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter Five: Epigenetics of Schizophrenia: An Open and Shut Case
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 An Epigenetics Primer
- 3 Heterochromatization
- 4 Euchromatization
- 5 Schizophrenia and Epigenetics
- 6 Fulfilling the Promise of Epigenetics in Schizophrenia
- 7 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter Six: Epigenetic Mechanisms in Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Molecular Aspects of Epigenetic Mechanisms
- 3 Genetic Defects with Epigenetic Implications
- 4 Epigenetic Dysregulation of ASD Candidate Genes
- 5 Environmental Model of Autism
- 6 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter Seven: MicroRNAs and Ethanol Toxicity
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 miRNAs and Their Biogenesis
- 3 Mechanisms of miRNA Function
- 4 miRNAs as Mediators of Ethanol Effects in Developing and Adult Tissues
- 5 miRNA-Mediated Transgenerational Inheritance of Information: A Novel Mechanism for Transgenerational Transfer of Epimutations?
- 6 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Contents of Recent Volumes
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 115
- Published: August 12, 2014
- Language: English
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Subhash C. Pandey
Subhash C. Pandey is at University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Affiliations and expertise
University of Illinois at Chicago, USARead Epigenetics on ScienceDirect