Role of DNA methylation and the DNA methyltransferases in learning and memory

Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 359-371

  Morris, Michael J ^a   Monteggia, Lisa M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior; Epigenetics; Learning; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENOMICS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEMORY; METHYLTRANSFERASES;

EID: 84911416131     PISSN: 12948322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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