Increased synaptic depression in the Ts65Dn mouse, a model for mental retardation in Down syndrome

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1917-1920

  Siarey, Richard J ^a   Carlson, Elaine J ^b   Epstein, Charles J ^b   Balbo, Andrea ^a   Rapoport, Stanley I ^a   Galdzicki, Zygmunt ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Hippocampus; Long term depression; Long term potentiation; Mental retardation; Ts65Dn

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOWN SYNDROME; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRISOMY;

EID: 0032729863     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(99)00083-0     Document Type: Article

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