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Environmental Epigenetics

This book examines the toxicological and health implications of environmental epigenetics and provides knowledge through an interdisciplinary approach. Included in this volume are chapters outlining various environmental risk factors such as phthalates and dietary components, life states such as pre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Su, L. Joseph (Editor ), Chiang, Tung-chin (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:Molecular and Integrative Toxicology,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What is Epigenetics
  • Epidemiology of environment and health
  • Technologies in measuring epigenetics
  • Epigenetic changes in hormone related disease
  • Epigenetic effects of environmental chemicals bisphenol a and phthalates
  • Environmental epigenetics: a role in endocrine diseases?
  • Pregnancy exposures determine risk of breast cancer in multiple generations of offspring
  • Environmental epigenetics and obesity - evidences from animal to epidemiologic studies
  • Environmental toxicants, epigenetics and cancer
  • Aging, genes, environment and epigenetics
  • Epigenetics: The link between nature and nurture
  • Gene-Environment Interactions in Human Health
  • Environmental epigenetics: prospects for studying epigenetic mediation of exposure-response relationships
  • Conclusions: Lessons from epigenetic research: the impact of environmental stress can be accumulated and resulted in diverse outcome.