A phenotypic and molecular characterization of the fmr1-tm1Cgr fragile X mouse

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 337-359

  Yan, Q J ^a   Asafo Adjei, P K ^a   Arnold, H M ^c   Brown, R E ^b   Bauchwitz, R P ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Sention Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiogenic seizure; Barnes maze; Fmr1 RNA; Fragile X; Hybrid mouse strain; Morris water maze; Olfactory sequence learning; Open field; Radial maze; Working memory

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUDIOGENIC SEIZURE; AUTISM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FMR1 GENE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE; GENE INACTIVATION; INBRED STRAIN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LEARNING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 9644269100     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2004.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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