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Glial dysfunction causes age-related memory impairment in Drosophila.
Neuron - 19 Nov 2014
Yamazaki Daisuke, Horiuchi Junjiro, Ueno Kohei, Ueno Taro, Saeki Shinjiro, Matsuno Motomi, Naganos Shintaro, Miyashita Tomoyuki, Hirano Yukinori, Nishikawa Hiroyuki, Taoka Masato, Yamauchi Yoshio, Isobe Toshiaki, Honda Yoshiko, Kodama Tohru, Masuda Tomoko, Saitoe Minoru
Abstract excerpt
Several aging phenotypes, including age-related memory impairment (AMI), are thought to be caused by cumulative oxidative damage. In Drosophila, age-related impairments in 1 hr memory can be suppressed by reducing activity of protein kinase A (PKA). However, the mechanism for this effect has been...
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