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Increased synaptic depression in the Ts65Dn mouse, a model for mental retardation in Down syndrome

  • Richard J. Siarey
  • , Elaine J. Carlson
  • , Charles J. Epstein
  • , Andrea Balbo
  • , Stanley I. Rapoport
  • , Zygmunt Galdzicki*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Long-term potentiation (LTP) and depression (LTD) were investigated in hippocampus of a genetic model of Down syndrome, the segmental trisomy (Ts65Dn) mouse. Field excitatory postsynaptic potentials were recorded from hippocampal slices and LTP and LTD evoked sequentially. LTP decreased whereas LTD increased significantly in Ts65Dn compared with control hippocampus. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1917-1920
Number of pages4
JournalNeuropharmacology
Volume38
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1999

Keywords

  • Down syndrome
  • Hippocampus
  • Long-term depression
  • Long-term potentiation
  • Mental retardation
  • Ts65Dn

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