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Reduced motor and sensory functions and emotional response in GM3-only mice: emergence from early stage of life and exacerbation with aging.
Behavioural brain research - 2 Mar 2009
Tajima Orie, Egashira Nobuaki, Ohmi Yuhsuke, Fukue Yoshihiko, Mishima Kenichi, Iwasaki Katsunori, Fujiwara Michihiro, Inokuchi Jinichi, Sugiura Yasuo, Furukawa Keiko, Furukawa Koichi
Abstract excerpt
Sialic acid-containing glycosphingolipids (gangliosides) have been believed to play a role in the regulation and protection of nervous tissues. To clarify their function in the nervous system in vivo, double knockout (DKO) mice of GM2/GD2 synthase and GD3 synthase genes were generated and abnormal behaviors were analyzed. Mutant mice exhibited reduced weight and a round shape of the whole brain that progressively...
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