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Are Sema5a mutant mice a good model of autism? A behavioral analysis of sensory systems, emotionality and cognition.
Behavioural brain research - 20 Nov 2011
Gunn Rhian K, Huentelman Matthew J, Brown Richard E
Abstract excerpt
Semaphorin 5A (Sema5A) expression is reduced in the brain of individuals with autism, thus mice with reduced Sema5A levels may serve as a model of this neurodevelopmental disorder. We tested male and female Sema5a knockout mice (B6.129P2SEMA5A(<)™(1DGEN>)/J) and C57BL/6J controls for emotionality, visual ability, prepulse inhibition, motor learning and cognition. Overall, there were only two genotype differences...
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