Delayed maturation of neuronal architecture and synaptogenesis in cerebral cortex of Mecp2-deficient mice

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 537-544

  Fukuda, Tetsuya ^a   Itoh, Masayuki ^a   Ichikawa, Tomio ^b   Washiyama, Kazuo ^b   Goto, Yu Ichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebral cortex; Development Mecp2; Mouse; Neuron; Rett syndrome; Synapse

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPILEPSY; GENE MUTATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPTOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 20344405210     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/64.6.537     Document Type: Article

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