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Further investigation of phenotypes and confounding factors of progressive ratio performance and feeding behavior in the BACHD rat model of Huntington disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Clemensson Erik Karl Håkan, Clemensson Laura Emily, Fabry Benedikt, Flunkert Stefanie, Riess Olaf, Wronski Robert, Nguyen Huu Phuc
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Huntington disease is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor, cognitive, psychiatric and metabolic symptoms. We recently published a study describing that the BACHD rat model of HD shows an obesity phenotype, which might affect their motivation to perform food-based behavioral tests. Further, we argued that using a food restriction protocol based on matching BACHD and wild type rats' food...
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