International Meeting for Autism Research: Animal Models

Friday, May 21, 2010: 1:00 PM-5:30 PM

Franklin Hall B Level 4 (Philadelphia Marriott Downtown)

1:00 PM

142 Effect of Maternal Omega-6 Rich Diets and Prenatal Stress On Autistic-Like Sociability Deficits in Mice
K. L. Jones, M. J. Will, P. M. Hecht, C. L. Parker, K. M. Morman and D. Q. Beversdorf

2:00 PM

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143 Functional Dissection of the Autism Susceptibility Gene Slc25a12 in Model Systems
T. Sakurai, N. Ramoz, M. Gazdoiu, N. Takahashi, N. P. Dorr, M. A. Gama Sosa, R. De Gasperi, G. A. Elder and J. D. Buxbaum

3:00 PM

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144 Influence of Partner Cues On Social Behaviors in the BTBR Mouse Model of Autism
M. Yang, A. M. Katz, M. Weber and J. N. Crawley

1:00 PM

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145 Modeling An Autism Risk Factor in Mice Leads to Permanent Changes in the Immune System
E. Hsiao

2:00 PM

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146 Neonatal Administration of Propionic Acid Alters Startle Response Magnitude in Adolescent Rats
K. A. Foley, L. J. Tichenoff, K. -. P. Ossenkopp and D. F. MacFabe

3:00 PM

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147 Neuroligin-Deficient Mutants of C. Elegans Have Sensory Deficits and Are Hypersensitive to Oxidative Stress
J. B. Rand, J. W. Hunter, G. P. Mullen and J. M. Heatherly

1:00 PM

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148 Scent Marking as a Measure of Olfactory Communication in Shank1 Null Mutant Mice
F. I. Roullet, R. Saxena, M. Wöhr, A. Y. Hung, M. Sheng and J. N. Crawley

2:00 PM

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149 The Dog as a Genetic Model to Investigate Overlap in Social, Attention, and Activity Behaviors
L. Lit, D. Bannasch and J. Schweitzer

3:00 PM

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150 A Role for HGF/SF-Met Signaling in the Developing Cortex
J. M. Smith, G. J. Martins, C. Plachez and E. M. Powell

1:00 PM

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151 Comprehensive Behavioral Phenotyping of Neuroligin 2 Mutant Mice
S. Turner, D. D. Diagne, M. J. Harris, R. Saxena, J. L. Silverman and J. N. Crawley

2:00 PM

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152 Development and Temporal Dynamics of Repetitive Behavior
M. Lewis, Y. Tanimura and M. Yang

3:00 PM

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153 Effects of Acute Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Treatment and Serotonin Depletion On Sociability in Juvenile BALB/Cj and C57BL/6J Mice
A. H. Fairless, E. Gordon, R. Y. Shah, H. C. Dow, S. C. Allen and E. S. Brodkin

1:00 PM

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154 Longitudinal Assessment of Fgf17-/- Mouse Social Behavior On the C57Bl/6 Background
E. C. Ihle, K. Scearce-Levie, N. Devidze, R. Hoch and J. L. Rubenstein

2:00 PM

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155 Pharmacological Treatment of Repetitive Behavior in Deer Mice: Targeting Striatal Heteromeric Receptor Complexes
A. M. Van Matre and M. Lewis

3:00 PM

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156 The Impact of Gabrb3 Expression Variation On Autism Spectrum Disorder Related Phenotypes in Mouse
L. Herzing, S. Zeng, N. Chiu, M. Yasvoina and K. Kugle

1:00 PM

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157 Behavioral Phenotypes of Shank1 Mutant Mice
J. L. Silverman, C. L. Barkan, S. S. Tolu, S. Turner, R. Saxena, D. D. Diagne, A. Y. Hung, M. Sheng and J. N. Crawley

2:00 PM

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158 Constructing a Transgenic Mouse Model Based On SLC25A12, MARK1 and PRKCB1 Gene Dosage Imbalance Mimicking Gene Expression Changes Found in Brain of ASD Patients
A. M. Lepagnol-Bestel, J. M. Moalic, J. Hager and M. J. Simonneau

3:00 PM

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159 Intraventricular Infusions of Enteric Short Chain Fatty Acids Induce Behavioural, Neuropathological and Epigenetic Changes in Rats- Further Development of a Novel Rodent Model of Autism
D. F. MacFabe, R. Agarwal, L. J. Tichenoff, A. R. Taylor, E. LaGamma and B. B. Nankova

1:00 PM

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160 The Human AVPR1A BAC Transgenic Mouse: Generation and Validation of a Preclinical Model for Elucidating the Role of AVPR1A in Autism Spectrum Disorders
R. A. Charles, T. Sakurai, M. A. Gama Sosa, G. A. Elder, L. J. Young and J. D. Buxbaum

2:00 PM

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161 Transient Expression of Serotonin 5-HT4 Receptors in the Developing Thalamocortical Projections
S. Janusonis, E. Slaten, M. Hernandez, A. Chen, R. Albay and R. Lavian