Brain abnormalities in a Neuroligin3 R451C knockin mouse model associated with autism

Autism Research

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 368-376

  Ellegood, Jacob ^a   Lerch, Jason P ^a   Henkelman, R Mark ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal models; Diffusion tensor imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuroligin3; Volume assessment

Indexed keywords

NEUROLIGIN; NEUROLIGIN 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN FORNIX; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBRAL PEDUNCLE; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORPUS STRIATUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GENE TARGETING; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES, NEURONAL; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 80053913696     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.215     Document Type: Article

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