Epigenetics, transgenerational effects and risk factors for atherosclerosis

Current Opinion in Lipidology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-151

  Lund, Gertrud ^a   Zaina, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI PROTEIN; FATTY ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPOPROTEIN;

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EDITORIAL; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; GENE TARGETING; HEREDITY; HUMAN; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRANSGENICS;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 64549109780     PISSN: 09579672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOL.0b013e3283295700     Document Type: Editorial

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