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The epigenetics of aging and neurodegeneration.
Progress in neurobiology - 1 Aug 2015
Lardenoije Roy, Iatrou Artemis, Kenis Gunter, Kompotis Konstantinos, Steinbusch Harry W M, Mastroeni Diego, Coleman Paul, Lemere Cynthia A, Hof Patrick R, van den Hove Daniel L A, Rutten Bart P F
Abstract excerpt
Epigenetics is a quickly growing field encompassing mechanisms regulating gene expression that do not involve changes in the genotype. Epigenetics is of increasing relevance to neuroscience, with epigenetic mechanisms being implicated in brain development and neuronal differentiation, as well as in more dynamic processes related to cognition. Epigenetic regulation covers multiple levels of gene expression; from...
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