Abnormal medial prefrontal cortex connectivity and defective fear extinction in the presymptomatic G93A SOD1 mouse model of ALS

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 427-434

  Sgobio, C ^a   Trabalza, A ^a   Spalloni, A ^a   Zona, C ^a   Carunchio, I ^a   Longone, P ^a   Ammassari Teule, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Dendritic arbor; Dendritic spines; Fear extinction; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; FEAR; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; CELL SHAPE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DENDRITIC SPINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; SILVER STAINING; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

MUS;

EID: 42549112516     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2007.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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