Neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM-/-) null mice show impaired sensitization of the startle response

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-52

  Plappert, C F ^a   Schachner, M ^b   Pilz, P K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic startle; Gene ablation; Habituation; Learning; Memory; Mouse; NCAM; Sensitization; Tactile

Indexed keywords

NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; STARTLE REFLEX; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; BRAIN REGION; FEAR; LEARNING; SHOCK; TACTILE STIMULATION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33645088184     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2005.00132.x     Document Type: Article

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