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Prolonged Ketamine Effects in Sp4 Hypomorphic Mice: Mimicking Phenotypes of Schizophrenia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Ji Baohu, Wang Xin, Pinto-Duarte Antonio, Kim Minjung, Caldwell Sorana, Young Jared W, Behrens Margarita M, Sejnowski Terrence J, Geyer Mark A, Zhou Xianjin
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It has been well established that schizophrenia patients display impaired NMDA receptor (NMDAR) functions as well as exacerbation of symptoms in response to NMDAR antagonists. Abnormal NMDAR signaling presumably contributes to cognitive deficits which substantially contribute to functional disability in schizophrenia. Establishing a mouse genetic model will help investigate molecular mechanisms of...
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