Long-term health consequences of early-life exposure to substance abuse: An epigenetic perspective

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 269-279

  Vaiserman, A M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Adult health; Developmental programming; Epigenetics; Gene expression; Prenatal exposure to drugs of abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883119892     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174413000123     Document Type: Review

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