Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 29, Issue 10 , Pages 1533-1546 , October 2008

Alteration of CREB phosphorylation and spatial memory deficits in aged 129T2/Sv mice

Received 7 January 2007 ,Revised 12 March 2007 ,Accepted 23 March 2007.

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Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 29, Issue 10 , Pages 1533-1546 , October 2008

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