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Courting a cure for fragile X.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15748838     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Fragile X syndrome is the most common heritable cause of mental retardation. Previous work has suggested that overactive signaling by group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) may be a mechanism underlying many of the disease symptoms. As a test of this theory, McBride et al. show that in a Drosophila model for Fragile X syndrome, treatment with mGluR antagonists can rescue short-term memory, courtship, and mushroom body defects.
Authors:
Gül Dölen; Mark F Bear
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comment; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neuron     Volume:  45     ISSN:  0896-6273     ISO Abbreviation:  Neuron     Publication Date:  2005 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-03-07     Completed Date:  2005-04-12     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8809320     Medline TA:  Neuron     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  642-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Picower Center for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Fragile X Syndrome / drug therapy,  metabolism*
Humans
Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / antagonists & inhibitors,  metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate
Comments/Corrections
Comment On:
Neuron. 2005 Mar 3;45(5):753-64   [PMID:  15748850 ]

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