Intergenerational transfer of epigenetic information in sperm

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Rando, Oliver J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; RNA; TOXIN;

CHROMATIN; EPIGENETICS; GENE TRANSFER; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; MAMMAL; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPERM; STRESS; ANIMAL; DIET; DNA METHYLATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; DIET; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMALS; MICE; SPERMATOZOA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84964959956     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21571422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a022988     Document Type: Review

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