Article
Environmental epigenetics of sex differences in the brain.
Handbook of clinical neurology - 1 Jan 2020
Marrocco Jordan, Einhorn Nathan R, McEwen Bruce S
Abstract excerpt
Experiences throughout the life course lead to unique phenotypes even among those with the same genotype. Genotype sets the substrate on which physiologic processes, which communicate with the brain, mediate the effects of life experiences via epigenetics. Epigenetics modify the expression of genes in the brain and body in response to circulating hormones and other mediators, which are activated to facilitate...
Topics
- Brain
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Epigenomics
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Phenotype
- Sex Characteristics