Grin1 receptor deletion within CRF neurons enhances fear memory

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Gafford, Georgette ^a   Jasnow, Aaron M ^b   Ressler, Kerry J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CRE RECOMBINASE; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; AMPA RECEPTOR; CREB1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR IONOTROPIC, AMPA 1; GPRIN1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; INTEGRASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NERVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREB1 GENE; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE TEST; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR TEST; FEAR; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GRIN1 GENE; LENTIVIRINAE; LOCOMOTION; LOXP SITE; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TASK PERFORMANCE; AMYGDALA; ANIMAL; CROSS BREEDING; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; MEMORY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CROSSES, GENETIC; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; FEAR; GENE DELETION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INTEGRASES; LENTIVIRUS; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 84908577282     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111009     Document Type: Article

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