The role of STriatal-Enriched protein tyrosine Phosphastase (STEP) in cognition

STriatal-Enriched protein tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP) has recently been implicated in several neuropsychiatric disorders with significant cognitive impairments, including Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and fragile X syndrome. A model has emerged by which STEP normally opposes the development of...

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Main Authors: Christopher James Fitzpatrick, Paul J Lombroso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2011.00047/full