Transgenerational epigenetic effects on animal behaviour

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 447-454

  Jensen, Per ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Epigenetics; Methylation; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MENTAL STRESS; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; STRESS;

BEHAVIOUR; EPIGENETICS; METHYLATION; STRESS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84888874877     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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