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Lifetime stress experience: transgenerational epigenetics and germ cell programming
30 Sept 2014
Abstract excerpt
The transgenerational epigenetic programming involved in the passage of environmental exposures to stressful periods from one generation to the next has been examined in human populations, and mechanistically in animal models. Epidemiological studies suggest that gestational exposures to environmental factors including stress are strongly associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders,...
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