Behavioral profiles of mouse models for autism spectrum disorders

Autism Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-16

  Ey, Elodie ^a,b   Leblond, Claire S ^a,b   Bourgeron, Thomas ^a,b,c,d  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d Foundation FondaMental French National Science Foundation   (France)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Behavior; Mouse model; MTOR PI3K pathway; Synaptic pathway

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; NERVE PROTEIN; NEUREXIN; NEUROLIGIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE 3 PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN NF1; PROTEIN SHANK1; PROTEIN SHANK2; PROTEIN SHANK3; PROTEIN TSC1; PROTEIN UBE3A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; PHENOTYPE; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79951562124     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.175     Document Type: Review

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