Functional and molecular characterization of a non-human primate model of autism spectrum disorder shows similarity with the human disease

Non-human primate models of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are few and not well characterised. Here, the authors describe synaptic function and gene expression changes in a marmoset model of ASD from birth to juvenile, highlighting its similarity to features observed in human ASD.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Satoshi Watanabe, Tohru Kurotani, Tomofumi Oga, Jun Noguchi, Risa Isoda, Akiko Nakagami, Kazuhisa Sakai, Keiko Nakagaki, Kayo Sumida, Kohei Hoshino, Koichi Saito, Izuru Miyawaki, Masayuki Sekiguchi, Keiji Wada, Takafumi Minamimoto, Noritaka Ichinohe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25487-6