The role of epigenetic mechanisms in the long‐term effects of early‐life adversity and mother–infant relationship on physiology and behavior of offspring in laboratory rats and mice
Burenkova O, Grigorenko E. The role of epigenetic mechanisms in the long‐term effects of early‐life adversity and mother–infant relationship on physiology and behavior of offspring in laboratory rats and mice. Developmental Psychobiology 2024, 66: e22479. PMID: 38470450, PMCID: PMC10959231, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-life adversityEffects of early-life adversityBehavior of offspringMother-infant relationshipRegulation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axisHypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axisBrain-derived neurotrophic factorLaboratory ratsMaternity careBehavioral profileEpigenetic mechanismsNeurotrophic factorExperimental manipulationEarly postnatal periodPharmacological interventionsLong-term effectsAdversityLong-term influenceRatsAdaptation of offspringOffspringEpigenetic editingTranslational potentialNatural variationMice