Identification of small molecules rescuing fragile X syndrome phenotypes in Drosophila

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 256-263

  Chang, Shuang ^a   Bray, Steven M ^a   Li, Zigang ^b   Zarnescu, Daniela C ^c   He, Chuan ^b   Jin, Peng ^a   Warren, Stephen T ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION 1 GENE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE LOSS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; MALE; MUSHROOM BODY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 41049102573     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.78     Document Type: Article

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