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Journal article
Ancestral dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) exposure promotes epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of obesity
BMC medicine, Vol.11(1), pp.228-228
10/23/2013
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/107430
PMCID: PMC3853586
PMID: 24228800
Abstract
Background: Ancestral environmental exposures to a variety of environmental factors and toxicants have been shown to promote the epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of adult onset disease. The present work examined the potential transgenerational actions of the insecticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) on obesity and associated disease.
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- Title
- Ancestral dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) exposure promotes epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of obesity
- Creators
- Michael K Skinner - Center for Reproductive Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4236, USAMohan Manikkam - Center for Reproductive Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4236, USARebecca Tracey - Center for Reproductive Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4236, USACarlos Guerrero-Bosagna - Center for Reproductive Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4236, USAMuksitul Haque - Center for Reproductive Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4236, USAEric E Nilsson - Center for Reproductive Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4236, USA
- Publication Details
- BMC medicine, Vol.11(1), pp.228-228
- Academic Unit
- Biological Sciences, School of
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Identifiers
- 99900547496701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article