Caloric restriction attenuates age-related changes of DNA methyltransferase 3a in mouse hippocampus.

Recent studies have suggested that DNA methylation is implicated in age-related changes in gene expression as well as in cognition. DNA methyltransferase 3a (Dnmt3a), which catalyzes DNA methylation, is essential for memory formation and underlying changes in neuronal and synaptic plasticity. Becaus...

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Main Authors: Chouliaras, L, van den Hove, D, Kenis, G, Dela Cruz, J, Lemmens, M, van Os, J, Steinbusch, H, Schmitz, C, Rutten, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011