Mouse models of the fragile X premutation and the fragile X associated tremor/ataxia syndrome

Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 255-269

  Hunsaker, Michael R ^a,b   Arque, Gloria ^a,b   Berman, Robert F ^a,b   Willemsen, Rob ^b,c   Hukema, Renate K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; DISEASE MODEL; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOUSE; MUTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TREMOR;

ANIMALS; ATAXIA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION; TREMOR;

EID: 80455174205     PISSN: 00801844     EISSN: 18610412     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-21649-7_14     Document Type: Article

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