Abnormalities of cell packing density and dendritic complexity in the MeCP2 A140V mouse model of Rett syndrome/X-linked mental retardation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Rett syndrome (RTT), a common cause of mental retardation in girls, is associated with mutations in the <it>MECP2 </it>gene. Most human cases of <it>MECP2 </it>mutation in girls result in classical or variant...

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Main Authors: Blue Mary, Homanics Gregg E, Srivastava Nishit, Rice Stephen G, Olfers Shannon L, Jentarra Garilyn M, Naidu SakkuBai, Narayanan Vinodh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/11/19