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Abnormal behavioral phenotypes of serotonin transporter knockout mice: parallels with human anxiety and depression.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Nov 2003
Holmes Andrew, Murphy Dennis L, Crawley Jacqueline N
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Evidence of a link between genetic variation of the serotonin transporter and depression and anxiety prompted the generation of serotonin transporter knockout mice. Loss of serotonin reuptake function in knock-outs causes reduced clearance of extracellular serotonin and associated alterations in serotonin neuronal firing and receptor function. Behavioral phenotyping function in knock-outs revealed genetic...
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