Budget Amount *help |
¥22,750,000 (Direct Cost: ¥17,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,250,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥9,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥13,650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,150,000)
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Research Abstract |
We developed animal models for neurological disorders including autism and schizophrenia by utilizing comparative genomics. Focusing brain-enriched Leucine-rich repeat containing transmembrane proteins with unknown functions, we successfully generated new 15 strains of mouse mutants exhibiting neurological abnormalities. We collected important facts that underlie the pathogenesis of autism, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and sensory disturbance through morphological, neurochemical, electrophysiological and pharmacological analyses.
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