Epigenetic programming by stress and glucocorticoids along the human lifespan

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 640-646

  Zannas, A S ^a,b   Chrousos, G P ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENOME; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MENTAL STRESS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS; ANIMAL; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85015048128     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.35     Document Type: Review

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