Diet induced epigenetic changes and their implications for health

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-118

  Mckay, J A ^a   Mathers, J C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Histone modifications; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLINE; DAIDZEIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; FOLIC ACID; GENISTEIN; METHYL GROUP; MICRORNA; SELENIUM; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; DIET; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION; HEALTH; HISTONES; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; MICRORNAS; NUTRIGENOMICS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 79955675256     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2011.02278.x     Document Type: Review

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