Temporal and spectral differences in the ultrasonic vocalizations of fragile X knock out mice during postnatal development

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 259, Issue , 2014, Pages 119-130

  Lai, Jonathan K Y ^a   Sobala Drozdowski, Monica ^a   Zhou, Linghong ^a   Doering, Laurie C ^a   Faure, Paul A ^a   Foster, Jane A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Fragile X; Postnatal development; Spectral analysis; Ultrasonic vocalizations

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FMR1 GENE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRASONIC VOCALIZATION;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; FRAGILE X; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC VOCALIZATIONS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84888236822     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.10.049     Document Type: Article

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