Epigenetic mechanisms: A common theme in vertebrate and invertebrate memory formation

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1009-1016

  Levenson, J M ^a   Sweatt, J D ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplysia; Chromatin; Hippocampus; Histone; Learning; LTP; Memory; Transcription

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

ACETYLATION; BEHAVIOR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA STRUCTURE; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INVERTEBRATE; LEARNING; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMORY; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33744466559     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-006-6026-6     Document Type: Review

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