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Hot-foot murine mutation: behavioral effects and neuroanatomical alterations.
Brain research - 23 Jul 1990
Guastavino J M, Sotelo C, Damez-Kinselle I
Abstract excerpt
We have studied the behavior of a new neurological mouse mutant, the hot-foot mutant. The most obvious phenotypic characteristic of the mutation is an abnormality of posture (body flattened on the ground, back limbs spread wide) and of locomotion (backing up and jerky movements of the hind limbs). Neuroanatomical analysis of the cerebellum showed abnormalities mainly related to the Purkinje cells, which have...
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