Characterization of senescence-accelerated mouse prone 6 (SAMP6) as an animal model for brain research

Experimental Animals

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-9

  Niimi, Kimie ^a   Takahashi, Eiki ^a  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioral analysis; Dopamine; NMDA receptor; SAMP6; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

3 O METHYLDOPAMINE; 3, 4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANXIETY; BONE DENSITY; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE TEST; EXPERIMENTAL BEHAVIORAL TEST; HOME-CAGE ACTIVITY TEST; LEARNING; LIGHT-DARK TEST; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; MORRIS WATER MAZE TEST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOVEL OBJECT RECOGNITION TEST; OPEN FIELD TEST; REVIEW; ROTAROD TEST; SENESCENCE ACCELERATED MOUSE; SENESCENCE ACCELERATED MOUSE PRONE 6; TAIL SUSPENSION TEST; WESTERN BLOTTING; WIRE HANGING TEST; Y-MAZE TEST;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; LEARNING; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 84896694512     PISSN: 13411357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1538/expanim.63.1     Document Type: Review

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