Environmental challenge, epigenetic plasticity and the induction of altered phenotypes in mammals

Epigenomics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 623-636

  Lillycrop, Karen A ^a   Burdge, Graham C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diet; DNA methylation; epigenetics; histones; pollution; transgeneration

Indexed keywords

CELL SPECIFICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ANIMALS; DISEASE; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMANS; MAMMALS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS;

MAMMALIA;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MAMMALS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84919789224     PISSN: 17501911     EISSN: 1750192X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/epi.14.51     Document Type: Review

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