Fmr1 KO mice as a possible model of autistic features

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Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages 1164-1176

  Bernardet, Maude ^a   Crusio, Wim E ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Animal model; Autism; Autistic like traits; Behavior; Fmr1 KO mice

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE MODEL; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEREDITY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STEREOTYPY;

ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33748981282     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2006.220     Document Type: Short Survey

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