Autism-associated gene Dlgap2 mutant mice demonstrate exacerbated aggressive behaviors and orbitofrontal cortex deficits

Molecular Autism

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Jiang Xie, Li Feng ^a,b   Liao, Hsiao Mei ^a   Chen, Chia Hsiang ^a,c,d   Chen, Yuh Tarng ^b   Ho, Shih Yin ^e   Lu, Dai Hua ^e   Lee, Li Jen ^b,f   Liou, Horng Huei ^b,e   Fu, Wen Mei ^b,e   Gau, Susan Shur Fen ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

aggressive behavior; Dlgap2; mouse model; orbitofrontal cortex, autism; synapse

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN DLGAP 2; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AGGRESSIVENESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BONE DENSITY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; COMPULSION; DENDRITIC SPINE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GENOTYPE; LEARNING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORBITAL CORTEX; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS; T-MAZE TEST; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WHOLE CELL PATCH CLAMP;

MUS;

EID: 84900482526     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20402392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-5-32     Document Type: Article

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