Connexin30-deficient mice show increased emotionality and decreased rearing activity in the open-field along with neurochemical changes

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 629-638

  Dere, E ^a   De Souza Silva, M A ^a   Frisch, C ^a   Teubner, B ^b   Sohl G ^b   Willecke, K ^b   Huston, J P ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Behavioural phenotyping; Connexin43; Cx30 knockout mice; Gap junctions

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINE; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 43; DOPAMINE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COCHLEA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EMOTION; EPENDYMA CELL; GAP JUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEPTOMENINX; METABOLITE; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REARING; SKIN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BRAIN; CONNEXINS; DOPAMINE; EMOTIONS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SEROTONIN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0041378243     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02784.x     Document Type: Article

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