母亲在出生时接受的催产素治疗会增加男性后代的表观遗传年龄

Joshua S Danoff1,2, C Sue Carter1,3, Juozas Gordevičius4

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

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概括

在草原小鸟中,围产期的催产素暴露加速了表观遗传衰老,改变了大脑中的基因表达. 这表明催产素在出生时对后代的发育和行为产生长期的表观遗传后果.

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