Clinical and neurobiological relevance of current animal models of autism spectrum disorders

Biomolecules and Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 207-243

  Kim, Ki Chan ^a,b   Gonzales, Edson Luck ^b,c   Lázaro, María T ^d   Choi, Chang Soon ^b,c   Bahn, Geon Ho ^e   Yoo, Hee Jeong ^f   Shin, Chan Young ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^f Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Animal models; Autism spectrum disorders; Clinical relevance; Environmental factors; Genetic factors

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 7 DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL REDUCTASE; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; ARGIPRESSIN; ARGIPRESSIN RECEPTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CONTACTIN ASSOCIATED PROTEIN LIKE 2; ENGRAILED 2 PROTEIN; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; GABA RECEPTOR SUBUNIT BETA 3; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INITIATION FACTOR 4E; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; NEUREXIN; NEUREXIN 1; NEUROFIBROMIN; NEUROLIGIN; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE 3 PHOSPHATASE; REELIN; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SH3 AND MULTIPLE ANKYRIN REPEAT DOMAINS PROTEIN; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX PROTEIN 1; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX PROTEIN 2; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE E3A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

AMYGDALA; AUTISM; CEREBELLUM; COMORBIDITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE; GENETIC MODEL; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MOUSE MODEL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NLGN1 GENE; NLGN3 GENE; NLGN4 GENE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RODENT; SEIZURE; SHANK1 GENE; SHANK2 GENE; SHANK3 GENE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84964981011     PISSN: 19769148     EISSN: 20054483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2016.061     Document Type: Review

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