Complexin 1 knockout mice exhibit marked deficits in social behaviours but appear to be cognitively normal

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2288-2305

  Drew, Cheney J G ^a   Kyd, Rachel J ^a   Morton, A Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; COMPLEXIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; IMPULSIVENESS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; NEOPHOBIA; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GROOMING; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

MUS;

EID: 34548708490     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddm181     Document Type: Article

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