Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 20, Issue 8 , Pages 505-511 , August 2010

Reduction of abnormal behavioral response to brief restraint by information from other mice in dystrophin-deficient mdx mice

  • Kazuhiro Yamamoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan
    • Administrative Section of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan
    • ,
  • Daisuke Yamada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan
    • CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama 322-0012, Japan
    • ,
  • Tomohiro Kabuta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan
    • ,
  • Akio Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Administrative Section of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan
    • ,
  • Keiji Wada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan
    • CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama 322-0012, Japan
    • ,
  • Masayuki Sekiguchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan
    • CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama 322-0012, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan. Tel.: +81 42 341 2711; fax: +81 42 341 1745.

Received 18 November 2009 ,Revised 7 May 2010 ,Accepted 14 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2010.05.006

Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 20, Issue 8 , Pages 505-511 , August 2010

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