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ea0020s6.4 | Epigenetics and endocrine programing | ECE2009

Epigenetic programming and chronic physical aggression

Tremblay Richard

Chronic physical aggression has been linked to cortisol secretion and testosterone. Such links could be programmed by environmental effects on gene expression during pregnancy and early childhood. This paper will review research on the chronic aggression-cortisol-testosterone links and summarize a research program on pre and postnatal epigenetic programming....