Using mice to model cognitive deficits in neurologic disorders: Narrowing in on rett syndrome

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-187

  Berger Sweeney, Joanne ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; APRAXIA; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELETION MUTANT; FEAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOUSE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PERFORMANCE; RETT SYNDROME; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; ANIMAL; CONDITIONING; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; MOUSE MUTANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEAR; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RETT SYNDROME;

EID: 0037929274     PISSN: 15284042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11910-003-0075-0     Document Type: Note

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