Reduced aggression in AMPA-type glutamate receptor GluR-A subunit-deficient mice

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 253-265

  Vekovischeva, O Y ^a,b   Aitta Aho, T ^a   Echenko, O ^b   Kankaanpaa A ^c   Seppala T ^c   Honkanen, A ^b   Sprengel, R ^d   Korpi, E R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; AMPA receptors; Glutamate receptors; Knockout mice; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 4 METHYLGLUTAMIC ACID; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; DIZOCILPINE; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; LIGAND; MONOAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SEROTONIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRITIUM;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN LEVEL; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4644314470     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-1848.2004.00075.x     Document Type: Article

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