Inflammatory profiles in the BTBR mouse: HOW relevant are they to autism spectrum disorders?

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 43, Issue , 2015, Pages 11-16

  Careaga, Milo ^a   Schwartzer, Jared ^b   Ashwood, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

ASD; Autism; BTBR; Immune; Inflammation; Model; Mouse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; AUTISM; COMPULSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACE VALIDITY; HEREDITY; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INNATE IMMUNITY; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL LEARNING; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN RELATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INBRED MOUSE STRAIN; INFLAMMATION;

ANIMALS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INFLAMMATION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84919462056     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: 10902139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2014.06.006     Document Type: Review

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