The developmental origins of chronic physical aggression: Biological pathways triggered by early life adversity

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 123-133

  Provençal, Nadine ^a   Booij, Linda ^b,c,d,e   Tremblay, Richard E ^b,d,f,g  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^g TOMSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aggression; Development; DNA methylation; Early life stress; Epigenetic; HPA axis; Immune system; Physical aggression; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AGGRESSION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84961289461     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.111401     Document Type: Review

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