Transgenic mouse model for the fragile X syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 241-245

  Kooy, R Frank ^a   D'Hooge, Rudi ^b   Reyniers, Edwin ^a   Bakker, Cathy E ^c   Nagels, Guy ^b   De Boulle, Kristel ^a   Storm, Katrien ^a   Clincke, Gilbert ^d   De Deyn, Peter P ^b   Oostra, Ben A ^c   Willems, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d Building T ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fmr1 knockout mice; fragile X syndrome; hyperactivity; macroorchidism; spatial learning; transgenic animal model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE DELETION; LEARNING; MACROORCHIDISM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AGING; ANIMALS; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TESTIS;

EID: 0030003953     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960809)64:2<241::AID-AJMG1>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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