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Extinction of an instrumental response: a cognitive behavioral assay in Fmr1 knockout mice.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Jun 2014
Sidorov M S, Krueger D D, Taylor M, Gisin E, Osterweil E K, Bear M F
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Fragile X (FX) is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability and autism. Previous studies have shown that partial inhibition of metabotropic glutamate receptor signaling is sufficient to correct behavioral phenotypes in a mouse model of FX, including audiogenic seizures, open-field hyperactivity and social behavior. These phenotypes model well the epilepsy (15%), hyperactivity (20%) and autism (30%)...
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