Circadian locomotor rhythms are normal in Ts65Dn "Down Syndrome" mice and unaffected by pentylenetetrazole

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-66

  Ruby, Norman F ^a   Fernandez, Fabian ^a,b   Zhang, Pei ^a   Klima, Jessy ^a   Heller, H Craig ^a   Garner, Craig C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Constant dark; Constant light; Down syndrome; GABA; PTZ; Ts65Dn

Indexed keywords

PENTETRAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; DISEASE MODEL; DOWN SYNDROME; DRUG EFFECT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOWN SYNDROME; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 77949364534     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730409356202     Document Type: Article

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