Abnormal glutamate release in aged BTBR mouse model of autism

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 10689-10697

  Wei, Hongen ^a   Ding, Caiyun ^a   Jin, Guorong ^a   Yin, Haizhen ^a   Liu, Jianrong ^a   Hu, Fengyun ^a  

^a SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Autism; BTBR mice; Excitatory synapse, glutamate release

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; NERVE PROTEIN; SHANK3 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AUTISM; BRAIN CORTEX; C57BL MOUSE; DENDRITIC SPINE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DENDRITIC SPINES; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84982169493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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