The role of fragile X mental retardation protein in major mental disorders

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 1221-1226

  Fatemi, S Hossein ^a   Folsom, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Brain; Dendrite; Fragile X mental retardation protein; Metabotropic glutamate receptor; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 6 (PHENYLETHYNYL)PYRIDINE; FENOBAM; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; LITHIUM; MESSENGER RNA; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 5 ANTAGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BETA3; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 5;

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CEREBELLUM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION 1 GENE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FMR1 GENE; MOOD DISORDER; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MICE; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY;

EID: 79954578629     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2010.11.011     Document Type: Review

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