The role of epigenetics in cognitive ageing

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1162-1171

  Mather, Karen A ^a   Kwok, John B ^a,b   Armstrong, Nicola ^c   Sachdev, Perminder S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cognitive ageing; epigenetics; DNA methylation; histones; Gene expression; RNA

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; UNTRANSLATED RNA; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR;

AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE AGING; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENETICS; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NONHUMAN; COGNITION DISORDERS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENOMICS; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITORS; HISTONES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE;

EID: 84907891524     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4183     Document Type: Article

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