Repetitive behavior and increased activity in mice with Purkinje cell loss: A model for understanding the role of cerebellar pathology in autism

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 544-555

  Martin, Loren A ^a   Goldowitz, Dan ^b   Mittleman, Guy ^c  

^a AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimera; Lineage; Lurcher; Progressive ratio; Stereotypy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CELL COUNT; CELL LINE; CELL LOSS; CEREBELLUM; CHIMERA; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUNGER; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL;

ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHIMERA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PURKINJE CELLS;

EID: 75749156601     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.07073.x     Document Type: Article

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