Neuron and Synapses (IMAGE)

California Institute of Technology

Neuron and Synapses

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Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have found that mice lacking a gene that encodes a particular protein found in the synapses of the brain display a number of endophenotypes associated with schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders.

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Caltech/Kennedy Lab

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