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OCD-Like behaviors caused by a neuropotentiating transgene targeted to cortical and limbic D1+ neurons.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 15 Jun 1999
Campbell K M, de Lecea L, Severynse D M, Caron M G, McGrath M J, Sparber S B, Sun L Y, Burton F H
Abstract excerpt
To study the behavioral role of neurons containing the D1 dopamine receptor (D1+), we have used a genetic neurostimulatory approach. We generated transgenic mice that express an intracellular form of cholera toxin (CT), a neuropotentiating enzyme that chronically activates stimulatory G-protein (Gs) signal transduction and cAMP synthesis, under the control of the D1 promoter. Because the D1 promoter, like other...
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