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ArticleDisease models & mechanisms2017

A small-molecule TrkB ligand restores hippocampal synaptic plasticity and object location memory in Rett syndrome mice.

Wei Li, Alba Bellot-Saez, Mary L Phillips, Tao Yang, Frank M Longo, Lucas Pozzo-Miller

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Article in Disease models & mechanisms, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei LiDepartment of Neurobiology, Civitan International Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Alba Bellot-SaezDepartment of Neurobiology, Civitan International Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Mary L PhillipsDepartment of Neurobiology, Civitan International Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Tao YangDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Frank M LongoDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Lucas Pozzo-MillerDepartment of Neurobiology, Civitan International Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA lucaspm@uab.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-6085-5527
Civitan International · USStanford University · US

Funding

MeCP2 Modulation of BDNF Signaling: Shared Mechanisms of Rett and AutismR01NS065027 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI POZZO-MILLER, LUCAS D · 2010 to 2014
$1.7M
Reversing BDNF Impairments in Rett Mice with TRPC Channel ActivatorsR21HD074418 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI POZZO-MILLER, LUCAS D · 2013 to 2014
$399k
NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD074418NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS065027
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations in methyl-CpG-binding protein-2 (

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AnimalsBenzamidesCalciumExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFemaleHeterozygoteHippocampusLigandsLong-Term PotentiationMaleMemoryMethyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityBenzamidesCalciumLigandsMethyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2N,N',N'-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamideReceptor, trkBBDNFCA1 pyramidal neuronCa2+ imagingLM22A-4LTPMeCP2Object location memoryVoltage-sensitive dye imaging

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PMID28679669
PMCPMC5536912
OpenAlexW2724872019

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