The epigenetics of social adversity in early life: Implications for mental health outcomes
An organism's behavioral and physiological and social milieu influence and are influenced by the epigenome, which is composed predominantly of chromatin and the covalent modification of DNA by methylation. Epigenetic patterns are sculpted during development to shape the diversity of gene expres...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2010-07-01
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| Series: | Neurobiology of Disease |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996109003817 |