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Reversal of sensorimotor gating abnormalities in Fmr1 knockout mice carrying a human Fmr1 transgene.
Behavioral neuroscience - 1 Dec 2008
Paylor Richard, Yuva-Paylor Lisa A, Nelson David L, Spencer Corinne M
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X syndrome is caused by a CGG trinucleotide repeat expansion of the FMR1 gene. Individuals with fragile X display several behavioral abnormalities including hyperactivity, social anxiety, autistic-like features, impaired cognitive processing, and impaired sensorimotor gating. The Fmr1KO mouse model of fragile X exhibits several related behavioral phenotypes such as increased activity and altered social...
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