Fmr1 and Nlgn3 knockout rats: Novel tools for investigating autism spectrum disorders

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 103-109

  Hamilton, Shannon M ^a   Green, Jennie R ^a   Veeraragavan, Surabi ^a   Yuva, Lisa ^a   McCoy, Aaron ^b   Wu, Yumei ^b   Warren, Joe ^b   Little, Lara ^b   Ji, Diana ^b   Cui, Xiaoxia ^b   Weinstein, Edward ^b   Paylor, Richard ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAGE Labs   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Behavior; Fmr1; Neuroligin 3; Rat

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROLIGIN; PROTEIN NLGN3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER NUCLEASE; FMR1 PROTEIN, RAT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NERVE PROTEIN; NEUROLIGIN 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXPERIMENTAL BEHAVIORAL TEST; FEMALE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC CODE; KNOCKOUT RAT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAPID JUVENILE TEST BATTERY; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENSORY GATING; TRANSGENIC RAT; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES, NEURONAL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, TRANSGENIC; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84917671055     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: 19390084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035988     Document Type: Article

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