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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Main Authors: Marsha R Penner, Tania L Roth, Carol Barnes, David Sweatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2010.00009/full