behavior/neurological
• in a novel environment mutant mice do not actively investigate a novel mouse and are largely submissive to the novel mouse unlike wild-type controls
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• the exploration time of novel objects in the acquisition phase of the novel object recognition test is significantly longer
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• increase in grooming time in an open field assay
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• increase in rearing time in an open field assay
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• decrease in the distance traveled in an open field assay
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• in a novel environment mutant mice do not actively investigate a novel mouse and are largely submissive to the novel mouse unlike wild-type controls
• however, interactions of mutant mice with a novel mouse that take place in their home cage are similar controls
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