An epigenetic hypothesis of aging-related cognitive dysfunction
This brief review will focus on a new hypothesis for the role of epigenetic mechanisms in aging-related disruptions of synaptic plasticity and memory. Epigenetics refers to a set of potentially self-perpetuating, covalent modifications of DNA and post-translational modifications of nuclear proteins...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2010-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2010.00009/full |