A genetic screen for novel behavioral mutations in mice

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 369-377

  Sayah, D M ^a   Khan, A H ^a   Gasperoni, T L ^a   Smith, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal; Behavior; Exploratory behavior; Genetics; Memory; Motor activity; Mutagenesis; Pain threshold; Schizophrenia; Startle reaction

Indexed keywords

ETHYLNITROSOUREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BREEDING; CHEMICAL MUTAGENESIS; DOMINANT GENE; FEAR; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SCREENING; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEMORY; MOUSE; MUTAGEN TESTING; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

EID: 0033948786     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000742     Document Type: Article

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