Epigenetics and parental effects

BioEssays

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 818-827

  Kappeler, Laurent ^a   Meaney, Michael J ^a  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Environmental influence; Epigenetic; Licking grooming; Parental effect

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PROGENY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PHENOTYPE; RATS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 77956678376     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201000015     Document Type: Review

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