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Why might someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder have low sexual desire?
Myelination
The phenomenon in which glial cells wrap themselves around the axons of neurons, providing an insulating sheath that facilitates the conduction of electrical impulses.
Methylation
An epigenetic change that makes the expression of a gene less likely. It involves the addition of a methyl group (an organic molecule) to DNA, either to the coded gene or to regulatory DNA. Or, it can involve the addition of a methyl group to histones that bind with DNA.
Epigenetic Change
Modifications in gene expression caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence, influenced by environmental factors.
Gene Expression
The process by which the information encoded in a gene is used to direct the assembly of a protein molecule.
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