Combined effect of maternal serotonin transporter genotype and prenatal stress in modulating offspring social interaction in mice

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 529-536

  Jones, Karen L ^a,b   Smith, Ryan M ^c   Edwards, Kristin S ^c   Givens, Bennet ^c   Tilley, Michael R ^d   Beversdorf, David Q ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Central Methodist University   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Autism; Knockout mouse; Prenatal stress; Serotonin transporter; Stress

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 77955429678     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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