Behavioral phenotyping of Nestin-Cre mice: Implications for genetic mouse models of psychiatric disorders

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 87-95

  Giusti, Sebastian A ^a   Vercelli, Claudia A ^b   Vogl, Annette M ^a   Kolarz, Adam W ^a   Pino, Natalia S ^a   Deussing, Jan M ^a   Refojo, Damian ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cre loxP system; Fear conditioning; Mouse model

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; NESTIN; INTEGRASE; NES PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; ENDOPHENOTYPE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOUSE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; DISEASE MODEL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; GENETICS; LEARNING; MEMORY; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; SENSORY GATING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STARTLE REFLEX; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOPHENOTYPES; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; INTEGRASES; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NESTIN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFLEX, STARTLE; SENSORY GATING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84901408369     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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