Myelin and glial pathology in aging and congnitive decline: evidence for faulty myelin clearance in the rhesus monkey

Aging is associated with a loss of cognitive function related to learning, memory, and executive function with varying severity. Although there is no age-related loss of neurons in healthy aging, myelin damage accumulates and is associated with cognitive decline. The brain’s resident macrophages, mi...

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Main Author: Townsend-Shobin, Eli
Other Authors: Rosene, Douglas L.
Language:en_US
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/29985