Dendritic arborization and spine dynamics are abnormal in the mouse model of MECP2 duplication syndrome

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 50, 2013, Pages 19518-19533

  Jiang, Minghui ^a   Ash, Ryan T ^a   Baker, Steven A ^b   Suter, Bernhard ^a   Ferguson, Andrew ^a   Park, Jiyoung ^a   Rudy, Jessica ^a   Torsky, Sergey P ^a   Chao, Hsiao Tuan ^a   Zoghbi, Huda Y ^a,b   Smirnakis, Stelios M ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DENDRITE; DENDRITIC SPINE; DENSITY; EPILEPSY; FLUORESCENCE; GENE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2 GENE; MOUSE; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RETT SYNDROME; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; DENDRITES; DENDRITIC SPINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MENTAL RETARDATION, X-LINKED; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MICE; NEURONS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 84889802587     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1745-13.2013     Document Type: Article

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