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A new mouse model for mania shares genetic correlates with human bipolar disorder.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Saul Michael C, Gessay Griffin M, Gammie Stephen C
Abstract excerpt
Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a debilitating heritable psychiatric disorder. Contemporary rodent models for the manic pole of BPD have primarily utilized either single locus transgenics or treatment with psychostimulants. Our lab recently characterized a mouse strain termed Madison (MSN) that naturally displays a manic phenotype, exhibiting elevated locomotor activity, increased sexual behavior, and higher forced...
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