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Genetic mouse models relevant to schizophrenia: taking stock and looking forward.
Neuropharmacology - 1 Mar 2012
Harrison Paul J, Pritchett David, Stumpenhorst Katharina, Betts Jill F, Nissen Wiebke, Schweimer Judith, Lane Tracy, Burnet Philip W J, Lamsa Karri P, Sharp Trevor, Bannerman David M, Tunbridge Elizabeth M
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Genetic mouse models relevant to schizophrenia complement, and have to a large extent supplanted, pharmacological and lesion-based rat models. The main attraction is that they potentially have greater construct validity; however, they share the fundamental limitations of all animal models of psychiatric disorder, and must also be viewed in the context of the uncertain and complex genetic architecture of...
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