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Emotional behavior in heterozygous rolling mouse Nagoya Ca v 2.1 channel mutant mice.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Mar 2011
Takahashi Eiki, Niimi Kimie, Itakura Chitoshi
Abstract excerpt
Although rolling mouse Nagoya, a Ca(v)2.1α(1) mutant, exhibits ataxia and elevated serotonin concentrations, heterozygous mice have not been examined in detail. Patients with heterozygous mutations in this orthologous gene exhibit neurological disorders. To examine the emotional behavior of heterozygous mice, we used behavioral tasks and examined Ca(v)2.1α(1) message levels, tryptophan hydroxylase expression...
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