Reduced aggression in mice lacking GABA transporter subtype 1

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 649-655

  Liu, Guo Xiang ^a,d   Liu, Shuai ^a   Cai, Guo Qiang ^a   Sheng, Zhe Jing ^a   Cai, You Qing ^a,b   Jiang, Jie ^a   Sun, Xia ^b   Ma, Sun Kai ^b   Wang, Long ^b   Wang, Zhu Gang ^b,c   Fei, Jian ^a,b,c  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Shanghai Nan Fang Model Organism Research Center   (China)

^d SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Aggression; GABA; GABA transporter; Gene knock out mouse

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID CARRIER; BICUCULLINE; GABA TRANSPORTER SUBTYPE 1; GABA TRANSPORTER SUBTYPE 1 INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE; TIAGABINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; GABA PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33847251058     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21148     Document Type: Article

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