Behavioral phenotyping of mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders: Relevant social behavior patterns across the life span

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-52

  Ricceri, Laura ^a   Moles, Anna ^b   Crawley, Jacqueline ^c  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Homing; Maternal potentiation; Ontogeny of agonistic behavior; Social interactions; Ultrasonic vocalizations

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT; FACE VALIDITY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LITTER SIZE; MATERNAL CARE; MEASUREMENT; NERVE CELL; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; ULTRASOUND; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MICE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHENOTYPE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 33845296079     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2006.08.024     Document Type: Article

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