A Loss of the Fragile X mental retardation protein alters the spatial and temporal expression of glutamate receptors in the mouse brain

Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is the leading cause of inherited intellectual disability. The disorder is caused by a trinucleotide expansion that silences the Fragile X Mental Retardation 1 (Fmr1) gene resulting in the loss of its protein product, the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP). FXS pati...

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Main Author: Majaess, Namat-Maria
Other Authors: Christie, Brian R.
Language:English
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Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/4372