Behavioral Genetics of the Mouse: Volume 2, Genetic Mouse Models of Neurobehavioral Disorders: 220 (Cambridge Handbooks in Behavioral Genetics) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107044456 ISBN 13: 9781107044456

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

A comprehensive and critical overview of the major genetically modified mouse lines used to model human neurobehavioral disorders.

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About the Authors

Susanna Pietropaolo is a Researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). She is an expert in the behavioral analysis of the laboratory mouse, with a special interest in social behaviors. Her recent research focuses on mouse models of social dysfunction, including autism and Fragile X syndrome.

Frans Sluyter is an expert in (wild) house mouse behavior and neurogenetics. His interests range from aggression, addiction, depression and (stress) coping strategies to gene expression profiles and consciousness. He has worked in The Netherlands, France, Japan and England.

Wim E. Crusio is a Research Director at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). With over 35 years' experience in mouse behavioral neurogenetics and the analysis of mouse behavior, his recent interests cover mouse models of depression, autism, and Fragile X syndrome.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107044456
• ISBN 13: 9781107044456
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 530
• Editor: Pietropaolo Susanna, Sluyter Frans, Crusio Wim E.