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A smaller olfactory bulb in a mouse model of Down syndrome.
Acta neurobiologiae experimentalis - 1 Jan 2020
Bontempi Pietro, Cisterna Barbara, Malatesta Manuela, Nicolato Elena, Mucignat-Caretta Carla, Zancanaro Carlo
Abstract excerpt
Persons with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) present different phenotypes, including early neurodegeneration, which is prominent in the brain olfactory areas, and olfactory deficit. The use of in vivo techniques in animal models allows to characterize and follow up these slowly developing phenomena. We explored by means of magnetic resonance imaging the olfactory bulb of the Ts65Dn mouse, an established model of Down...
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