Epigenetic Biomarkers of Prenatal Maternal Stress

Epigenetics and Human Health

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 177-196

  Serpeloni, Fernanda ^a   Radtke, Karl M ^a   Hecker, Tobias ^b   Elbert, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Maternal care; Prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055731803     PISSN: 21912262     EISSN: 21912270     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29901-3_8     Document Type: Chapter

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