Metabolic fingerprints of altered brain growth, osmoregulation and neurotransmission in a Rett syndrome model.

BACKGROUND: Rett syndrome (RS) is the leading cause of profound mental retardation of genetic origin in girls. Since RS is mostly caused by mutations in the MECP2 gene, transgenic animal models such as the Mecp2-deleted ("Mecp2-null") mouse have been employed to study neurological symptoms...

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Main Authors: Angèle Viola, Véronique Saywell, Laurent Villard, Patrick J Cozzone, Norbert W Lutz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1766343?pdf=render