Overview of mouse models of autism spectrum disorders

Current Protocols in Pharmacology

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages 5.66.1-5.66.26

  Bey, Alexandra L ^a   Jiang, Yong hui ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ASDs; Autism spectrum disorders; Behavior; Genetically engineered; Mouse models; Therapeutic interventions

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZODIOXAN 6 CARBOXYLIC ACID PIPERIDIDE; 2 METHYL 6 (PHENYLETHYNYL)PYRIDINE; CLONAZEPAM; CONTACTIN ASSOCIATED PROTEIN LIKE 2; CYCLOSERINE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; MEVINOLIN; NEUREXIN; NEUREXIN 1; NEUROLIGIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE 3 PHOSPHATASE; RAPAMYCIN; RISPERIDONE; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; SHANK1 PROTEIN; SHANK2 PROTEIN; SHANK3 PROTEIN; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.1; SOMATOMEDIN C; TUBERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME 16P; CHROMOSOME 17P; CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC MODEL; GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MOUSE STRAIN; HAMARTOMA; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INBRED MOUSE STRAIN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE MODEL; NONHUMAN; POTOCKI LUPSKI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY IN INFANCY; TIMOTHY SYNDROME; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COWDEN SYNDROME; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MOUSE; MUTANT MOUSE STRAIN; PSYCHOLOGY; SYNDACTYLY;

ANIMALS; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HAMARTOMA SYNDROME, MULTIPLE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RETT SYNDROME; SYNDACTYLY; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 84949255396     PISSN: 19348282     EISSN: 19348290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/0471141755.ph0566s66     Document Type: Article

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