Epigenetic mechanisms in developmental programming of adult disease

Drug Discovery Today

Volumn 16, Issue 23-24, 2011, Pages 1007-1018

  Chen, Man ^a   Zhang, Lubo ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT DISEASE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EPIGENETICS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DISEASE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 82255162572     PISSN: 13596446     EISSN: 18785832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2011.09.008     Document Type: Review

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