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Suppression of two major Fragile X Syndrome mouse model phenotypes by the mGluR5 antagonist MPEP.
Neuropharmacology - 1 Dec 2005
Yan Q J, Rammal M, Tranfaglia M, Bauchwitz R P
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X Syndrome is the most common form of inherited mental retardation worldwide. A Fragile X mouse model, fmr1(tm1Cgr), with a disruption in the X-linked Fmr1 gene, has three substantial deficits observed in several strains: (1) sensitivity to audiogenic seizures (AGS), (2) tendency to spend significantly more time in the center of an open field, and (3) enlarged testes. Alterations in metabotropic glutamate...
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