Social Memory and Social Patterns Alterations in the Absence of STriatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase

Social Memory and Social Patterns Alterations in the Absence of STriatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase

STriatal-Enriched protein tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP) is a neural-specific protein that opposes the development of synaptic strengthening and whose levels are altered in several neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders. Since STEP is expressed in brain regions implicated in social behavior, namel...

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Main Authors: Gloria Blázquez, Anna Castañé, Ana Saavedra, Mercè Masana, Jordi Alberch, Esther Pérez-Navarro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
social memory
social interaction
dominance
STEP KO mice
dopamine
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00317/full

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