Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 549-560 , April 2009

DNA methylation impacts on learning and memory in aging

  • Liang Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 175 Campbell Hall, 1300 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, United States
    • Center for Aging, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Biology, 175 Campbell Hall, 1300 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, United States. Tel.: +1 205 934 4587; fax: +1 205 975 6097.
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  • Thomas van Groen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, United States
    • ,
  • Inga Kadish

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, United States
    • ,
  • Trygve O. Tollefsbol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 175 Campbell Hall, 1300 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, United States
    • Center for Aging, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, United States
    • Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, United States

Received 19 March 2007 ,Revised 19 June 2007 ,Accepted 24 July 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.07.020

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 549-560 , April 2009

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