Article
Behavioral and synaptic circuit features in a zebrafish model of fragile X syndrome.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Ng Ming-Chong, Yang Yi-Ling, Lu Kwok-Tung
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most frequent inherited form of human mental retardation. It is characterized by cognitive impairment and physical and behavioral problems and is caused by the silencing of fmr1 transcription and the absence of the fmr1 protein (FMRP). Recently, animal models of FXS have greatly facilitated the investigation of the molecular and cellular mechanisms of this loss-of-function...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
