Epigenetics for ecotoxicologists

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-227

  Head, Jessica A ^a   Dolinoy, Dana C ^a   Basu, Niladri ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETICS; MAMMAL; METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA METHYLATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENETICS; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DNA METHYLATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPIGENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS;

EID: 84855833082     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1707     Document Type: Article

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