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Cognitive function in health and disease: the role of epigenetic mechanisms.
Neuro-degenerative diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Mungenast Alison E, Tsai Li-Huei
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Epigenetic mechanisms regulate the interaction between the genome and the environment and have been implicated in the etiology of various brain diseases. One type of epigenetic modification, histone acetylation, is dynamically altered during memory formation. Histone acetylation is regulated by the activities of histone deacetylase (HDAC) and histone acetyltransferase enzymes. The use of HDAC inhibitors has...
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