Article
Atrazine induced epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease, lean phenotype and sperm epimutation pathology biomarkers.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
McBirney Margaux, King Stephanie E, Pappalardo Michelle, Houser Elizabeth, Unkefer Margaret, Nilsson Eric, Sadler-Riggleman Ingrid, Beck Daniel, Winchester Paul, Skinner Michael K
Abstract excerpt
Ancestral environmental exposures to a variety of environmental toxicants and other factors have been shown to promote the epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of adult onset disease. The current study examined the potential transgenerational actions of the herbicide atrazine. Atrazine is one of the most commonly used herbicides in the agricultural industry, in particular with corn and soy crops. Outbred...
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