Article
High resolution magnetic resonance imaging for characterization of the neuroligin-3 knock-in mouse model associated with autism spectrum disorder.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Kumar Manoj, Duda Jeffery T, Hwang Wei-Ting, Kenworthy Charles, Ittyerah Ranjit, Pickup Stephen, Brodkin Edward S, Gee James C, Abel Ted, Poptani Harish
Abstract excerpt
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) comprise an etiologically heterogeneous set of neurodevelopmental disorders. Neuroligin-3 (NL-3) is a cell adhesion protein that mediates synapse development and has been implicated in ASD. We performed ex-vivo high resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and behavioral (social approach and zero maze) tests at 3 different time points...
Topics
- Animals
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Brain
- Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal
- Diffusion Tensor Imaging
- Disease Models, Animal
- Gene Knock-In Techniques
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Membrane Proteins
