Epigenetic modulation of DNA methylation by nutrition and its mechanisms in animals

It is well known that phenotype of animals may be modified by the nutritional modulations through epigenetic mechanisms. As a key and central component of epigenetic network, DNA methylation is labile in response to nutritional influences. Alterations in DNA methylation profiles can lead to changes...

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Main Author: Naifeng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2015-09-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654515300238