Dietary Zinc Supplementation Prevents Autism Related Behaviors and Striatal Synaptic Dysfunction in Shank3 Exon 13–16 Mutant Mice

The SHANK family of synaptic proteins (SHANK1–3) are master regulators of the organizational structure of excitatory synapses in the brain. Mutations in SHANK1–3 are prevalent in patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and loss of one copy of SHANK3 causes Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, a syndrome...

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Main Authors: Chantelle Fourie, Yukti Vyas, Kevin Lee, Yewon Jung, Craig C. Garner, Johanna M. Montgomery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2018.00374/full