| Literature DB >> 21284975 |
Anne C Ferguson-Smith1, Mary-Elizabeth Patti.
Abstract
Maternal nutrition and metabolism are critical determinants of adult offspring health. Recent reports describe adverse offspring outcomes associated with the father's diet, indicating nongenetic inheritance of paternal experience. Determining underlying mechanisms may require reconsideration of our understanding of the heritability of epigenetic states.Year: 2011 PMID: 21284975 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2011.01.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Metab ISSN: 1550-4131 Impact factor: 27.287