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Sex-specific neuroendocrine and behavioral phenotypes in hypomorphic Type II Neuregulin 1 rats.
Behavioural brain research - 31 Oct 2011
Taylor Sara B, Markham Julie A, Taylor Adam R, Kanaskie Brooke Z, Koenig James I
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Neuregulin 1 (NRG1) is an important growth factor involved in the development and plasticity of the central nervous system. Since its identification as a susceptibility gene for schizophrenia, several transgenic mouse models have been employed to elucidate the role NRG1 may play in the pathogenesis of psychiatric disease. Unfortunately very few studies have included females, despite the fact that some work...
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