Neocortical disruption and behavioral impairments in rats following in utero RNAi of candidate dyslexia risk gene Kiaa0319

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 293-302

  Szalkowski, Caitlin E ^a   Fiondella, Christopher G ^a   Galaburda, Albert M ^b   Rosen, Glenn D ^b   LoTurco, Joseph J ^a   Fitch, R Holly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; KIAA0319; Neuronal migration; Rapid auditory processing; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; DYSLEXIA; HETEROTOPIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIAA0319 GENE; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MAZE TEST; MIGRATION INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA INTERFERENCE; WISTAR RAT; WORKING MEMORY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DYSLEXIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MUTATION; NEOCORTEX; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, TRANSGENIC; RATS, WISTAR; RNA INTERFERENCE; STARTLE REACTION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84860522828     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: 1873474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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