Long-term improvements in sensory inhibition with gestational choline supplementation linked to α7 nicotinic receptors through studies in Chrna7 null mutation mice

Brain Research

Volumn 1552, Issue , 2014, Pages 26-33

  Stevens, Karen E ^a,b   Choo, Kevin S ^a   Stitzel, Jerry A ^c   Marks, Michael J ^c   Adams, Catherine E ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrna7 null mutation; DBA 2 mice; Gestational choline supplementation; Sensory gating; Sensory inhibition

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CHOLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GESTATIONAL CHOLINE SUPPLEMENTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LACTATION; MALE; MATING; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSORY INHIBITION; SENSORY RECEPTOR; WEANING;

MUS; RODENTIA;

CHRNA7 NULL MUTATION; DBA/2 MICE; GESTATIONAL CHOLINE SUPPLEMENTATION; SENSORY GATING; SENSORY INHIBITION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ALPHA7 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR; ANIMALS; BUNGAROTOXINS; CHOLINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HIPPOCAMPUS; LACTATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PREGNANCY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84896697787     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.01.022     Document Type: Article

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