Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 31, Issue 9 , Pages 1554-1562 , September 2010

Lifespan trajectory of myelin integrity and maximum motor speed

  • George Bartzokis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, United States
    • Laboratory of Neuroimaging, Department of Neurology, Division of Brain Mapping, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
    • Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, Department of Psychiatry, West Los Angeles, CA 90073, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6968, United States. Tel.: +1 310 206 3207; fax: +1 310 268 3266.
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  • Po H. Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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  • Kathleen Tingus

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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  • Mario F. Mendez

      Affiliations

    • Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, Department of Psychiatry, West Los Angeles, CA 90073, United States
    • Department of Neurology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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  • Aurore Richard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, United States
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  • Douglas G. Peters

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, United States
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  • Bolanle Oluwadara

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, United States
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  • Katherine A. Barrall

      Affiliations

    • Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, Department of Psychiatry, West Los Angeles, CA 90073, United States
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  • J. Paul Finn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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  • Pablo Villablanca

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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  • Paul M. Thompson

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuroimaging, Department of Neurology, Division of Brain Mapping, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
    • Department of Neurology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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  • Jim Mintz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, United States

Received 29 February 2008 ,Revised 26 July 2008 ,Accepted 21 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2008.08.015

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 31, Issue 9 , Pages 1554-1562 , September 2010

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