Environmental stressors and the epigenome

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2014 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Drug Discovery Today: Technologies, volume 12, pages e3-e8 (issn: 1740-6749,

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Authors: D, Hala; D B, Huggett; W W, Burggren;

doi: 10.1016/j.ddtec.2012.05.004

pmid: 25027372

Environmental stressors and the epigenome

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Abstract

Epigenetic modification and transgenerational transfer of phenotype at the individual or population level, particularly in response to environmental change, is at the forefront of biological investigation. The plasticity of this process allows an organism to respond to changes in environmental conditions, potentially conferring a survival advantage. In this review, we discuss epigenetic transgenerational phenomena in the specific context of environmental stressors including hypoxia and environmental toxicants.:

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Keywords

Genomic Imprinting, Animals, Humans, Nutritional Status, Environmental Pollutants, DNA Methylation, Hypoxia, Epigenesis, Genetic

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