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Validation of behavioral phenotypes in the BACHD rat model.
Behavioural brain research - 1 Sept 2020
Novati Arianna, Manfré Giuseppe, Flunkert Stefanie, Van der Harst Johanneke E, Homberg Judith R, Wronski Robert, Nguyen Huu Phuc
Abstract excerpt
Huntington disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by a polyglutamine expansion in the HTT gene. Various HD animal models have been generated to mimic the motor, cognitive and neuropsychiatric disturbances that affect HD patients. Reproducing disease phenotypes within these models is essential to identify reliable readouts for therapy studies. We validated behavioral phenotypes shown earlier by other...
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