Epigenetics of Exercise and Sports
Concepts, Methods, and Current Research

Thoroughly examines the influence of sports and exercise over epigenetics processes

Stuart M Raleigh (Edited by)

9780128206829

Paperback, published 15 July 2021

320 pages, 80 illustrations (50 in full color)
23.4 x 19 x 2.1 cm, 0.66 kg

Approx.300 pages

Section I Concepts and methods
1. Exercise and sport: Definitions, classifications, and relevance to population health
2. Epigenetic processes—An overview
3. Methods to study exercise and sports epigenetics

Section II Current research and future perspectives
4. Nutrients, metabolism, and epigenetic change
5. Obesity epigenetics and exercise
6. Epigenetic change and different types of exercise
7. Exercise, epigenetics, and aging
8. Epigenetics, exercise, and the immune system
9. Alzheimer’s disease, epigenetics, and exercise
10. The current and future state of sports genomics
11. Epigenetic regulation and musculoskeletal injuries
12. Sports concussion and epigenetics
13. Epigenetics and doping in sports—The role of microRNAs
14. Future perspectives and concluding remarks

Subject Areas: DNA & Genome [PSAK1], Genetics [non-medical PSAK]