Stress: Genetics, Epigenetics, and Genomics – A Comprehensive Guide

Author: George Fink

Publication Date: October 24, 2020

ISBN: 9780128131565, 9780128131572

Language: English

Publisher: Elsevier Science

Series: Handbook of Stress, Volume 4

Focus: Genetics, Epigenetics, and Genomics in Stress

Target Audience: Graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, and clinicians interested in neuroendocrinology, neuroscience, biomedicine, endocrinology, psychology, psychiatry, and the social sciences

Key Features:

• Epigenetic Mechanisms: DNA methylation, histone modification, and noncoding RNA-associated gene activation or silencing
• Transgenerational Transmission: Epigenetic mechanisms in stress-related transgenerational transmission of characteristics
• Complex Human Diseases: How epigenetic mechanisms may help explain heritability in complex human diseases
• Outstanding Scholarship: Articles carefully selected by eminent stress researchers and prepared by contributors representing outstanding scholarship in the field
• Rich Illustrations: Fully vetted for reliable expert knowledge with explanatory figures and tables
• Key Points: Each chapter includes a boxed Key points call out section
• Affordability: Self-contained volume for readers specifically interested in stress genetics and epigenetics, removing the need to purchase the whole Handbook series

Summary: This fourth volume in the Handbook of Stress series, Stress: Genetics, Epigenetics, and Genomics, provides comprehensive insights into the influence of genetics, epigenetics, and genomics on the effects of and responses to stress. It is an essential resource for those interested in understanding the genetic and epigenetic aspects of stress and its implications for human health.