Habituation without NMDA receptor-dependent desensitization of Hering-Breuer apnea reflex in a Mecp2+/- mutant mouse model of rett syndrome

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Song, Gang ^a   Tin, Chung ^a   Giacometti, Emanuela ^a,b   Poon, Chi Sang ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Desensitization; Habituation; Mecp2; NMDA receptor; Non associative learning; Rett syndrome; Sensitization; X chromosome inactivation

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HABITUATION; HERING BREUER REFLEX; LUNG INFLATION; MECP2 GENE; MOSAICISM; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; RETT SYNDROME; TACHYPNEA; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; WILD TYPE;

EID: 82255177125     PISSN: 16625145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2011.00006     Document Type: Article

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