Epigenetic pathways in PTSD: How traumatic experiences leave their signature on the genome

• Autor principal: Tania L. Roth (auth)
• Outros Autores: Karestan C. Koenen (auth), David M. Diamond (auth)
• Formato: Recurso Electrónico Capítulo de Livro
• Idioma: inglês
• Publicado em: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Colecção: Frontiers Research Topics
• Assuntos: Medicine; PTSD; stress; Fear; DNA Methylation; Histones; miRNA
• Acesso em linha: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This research topic focuses on epigenetic components of PTSD. Epigenetic mechanisms are a class of molecular mechanisms by which environmental influences, including stress, can interact with the genome to have long-term consequences for brain plasticity and behavior. Articles herein include empirica...