Placental Epigenetics in Children's Environmental Health

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 36-41

  Marsit, Carmen J ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

biomarker; developmental origins; DNA methylation; fetal programming; microRNA; placenta

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; MERCURY; MICRORNA;

ARTICLE; CADMIUM POISONING; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENETICS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; UTERUS; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MICRORNAS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84962425280     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1570028     Document Type: Article

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