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Environmentally Induced Epigenetic Transgenerational Inheritance of Female Reproductive Pathology
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Environmentally Induced Epigenetic Transgenerational Inheritance of Female Reproductive Pathology

Eric E. Nilsson and Michael K. Skinner
Encyclopedia of Reproduction, pp.767-770
Elsevier Inc, Second Edition
2018

Abstract

Environmental toxicant Epigenetic transgenerational inheritance Epigenome Female Ovarian disease Ovary Polycystic ovarian syndrome Primary ovarian insufficiency Epigenetics Puberty
Exposure to environmental factors such as toxicants can promote changes to the epigenetic make-up of germ cells which can lead to the epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of increased incidences of ovarian disease and other reproductive abnormalities in subsequent generations of females.

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