Common circuit defect of excitatory-inhibitory balance in mouse models of autism

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-181

  Gogolla, Nadine ^a   LeBlanc, Jocelyn J ^b   Quast, Kathleen B ^a,b   Südhof, Thomas C ^c   Fagiolini, Michela ^b   Hensch, Takao K ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA; Neuroligin; Parvalbumin; VPA

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949344100     PISSN: 18661947     EISSN: 18661955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11689-009-9023-x     Document Type: Article

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