Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 28, Issue 8 , Pages 1195-1205 , August 2007

Impaired spatial memory in APP-overexpressing mice on a homocysteinemia-inducing diet

  • Alexandra Bernardo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-0325, United States
    • Program in Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-0325, United States
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  • Meghan McCord

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-0325, United States
    • ,
  • Aron M. Troen

      Affiliations

    • USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, United States
    • ,
  • John D. Allison

      Affiliations

    • Program in Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-0325, United States
    • John F. Kennedy Center for Research in Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-0325, United States
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  • Michael P. McDonald

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-0325, United States
    • Program in Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-0325, United States
    • John F. Kennedy Center for Research in Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-0325, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Vanderbilt University, 851 Light Hall, Mail Stop #0325, Nashville, TN 37232-0325, United States. Tel.: +1 615 936 1082; fax: +1 615 936 1137.

Received 6 April 2006 ,Revised 19 May 2006 ,Accepted 30 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.05.035

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 28, Issue 8 , Pages 1195-1205 , August 2007

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