Claim CAS-N2
Claim CAS-N2
In rats, a mother's licking and grooming changes the chemical marking of her pups' stress-hormone receptor gene and sets their stress response for life.
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- Known. Supported by robust, replicated evidence and accepted by the relevant scientific mainstream. Solid ground.
- Basis
- finding. A claim about how the world is, answerable to evidence.
- Where it appears in the book
- Chapter 5, The Epigenetic Conversation
- How it was checked
- Checked from reference; source to be re-checked
Sources
- Weaver, I. C. G., Cervoni, N., Champagne, F. A., et al. (2004). Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior. Nature Neuroscience, 7(8), 847-854. DOI 10.1038/nn1276
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