Will Widespread Synthetic Opioid Consumption Induce Epigenetic Consequences in Future Generations?

A growing number of evidence demonstrates that ancestral exposure to xenobiotics (pollutants, drugs of abuse, etc.) can perturb the physiology and behavior of descendants. Both maternal and paternal transmission of phenotype across generations has been proved, demonstrating that parental drug histor...

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Main Authors: Federica Gilardi, Marc Augsburger, Aurelien Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.00702/full