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Alpha-synuclein transgenic mice exhibit reduced anxiety-like behaviour.
Experimental neurology - 1 Apr 2008
George Sonia, van den Buuse Maarten, San Mok Su, Masters Colin L, Li Qiao-Xin, Culvenor Janetta G
Abstract excerpt
Up to 40% of Parkinson's disease patients suffer from anxiety, but little is known about the mechanisms involved. We used the elevated plus maze and open field test to evaluate groups of young adult mice expressing different levels of alpha-synuclein, including mice transgenic for human alpha-synuclein with the A53T mutation. Compared to alpha-synuclein knock-out mice and wild-type controls, alpha-synuclein A53T...
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