Neuroligin-1 is required for normal expression of LTP and associative fear memory in the amygdala of adult animals

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 9087-9092

  Kim, Juhyun ^a   Jung, Sang Yong ^a   Yeon, Kyung Lee ^b   Park, Sangki ^a   Choi, June Seek ^b   Lee, C Justin ^c   Kim, Hye Sun ^d   Choi, Yun Beom ^e   Scheiffele, Peter ^e   Bailey, Craig H ^e   Kandel, Eric R ^e   Kim, Joung Hun ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^e Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Neuroligin; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROLIGIN 1; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS; ANIMAL; CHANNEL GATING; CYTOLOGY; MEMORY; METABOLISM; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; FEAR; ION CHANNEL GATING; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMORY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS;

EID: 48249156612     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0803448105     Document Type: Article

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