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Biological embedding in mental health: an epigenomic perspective.
Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire - 1 Feb 2013
Sasaki Aya, de Vega Wilfred C, McGowan Patrick O
Abstract excerpt
Human epidemiological studies and studies of animal models provide many examples by which early life experiences influence health in a long-term manner, a concept known as biological embedding. Such experiences can have profound impacts during periods of high plasticity in prenatal and early postnatal life. Epigenetic mechanisms influence gene function in the absence of changes in gene sequence. In contrast to...
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