Behavior variability of a conditional gene knockout mouse as a measure of subtle phenotypic trait expression. The case of mouse brain executive function distortion
Pavel V. Prosselkov, Qi Zhang, Hiromichi Goto, Denis Polygalov, Thomas John McHugh, Shigeyoshi Itohara
The paper shows that conditional Ntng1 knockout in specific brain circuits affects mouse executive function traits like impulsivity and attention, but not overall EF, while complete knockout leads to EF deficits.
bioRxiv · Dec 24, 2017 · PreprintNeuroscience