The first mecp2-null zebrafish model shows altered motor behaviors.

The first mecp2-null zebrafish model shows altered motor behaviors.

Rett syndrome is an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder and one of the most common causes of mental retardation in affected girls. Other symptoms include a rapid regression of motor and cognitive skills after an apparently early normal development. Sporadic mutations in the transcription factor MEC...

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Main Authors: Thomas ePietri, Angel-Carlos eRoman, Nicolas eGuyon, Sebastián Alejo Romano, Philip eWashbourne, Cecilia B. Moens, Gonzalo G. De Polavieja, German eSumbre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neural Circuits
Subjects:
Rett Syndrome
Zebrafish
MeCP2
motor behavior
thigmotaxis
early development
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncir.2013.00118/full

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