Exposure to stress even before conception causes genetic changes to offspring (EurekAlert, 8 July 2013)

09 Jul 2013


A study from Israel published in Biological Psychiatry investigates expression of the CRF-1 gene in female mice exposed to minor stress and their offspring at various stages including the preconception ovary, the neonatal brain and the adult offspring.

Full article


Related Topics

Adrenal Diabetes Metabolism Obesity Cardiovascular Bone Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Endocrine-Related Cancer Neuroendocrinology Reproduction Steroid and Steroidogenesis Thyroid

Share this story