behavior/neurological
• mice show increased contextual freezing frequency at 4 and 12 months of age
• however, cued freezing frequency is unaffected and mice do not exhibit spatial memory deficits in the Morris water maze
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• in the elevated plus maze, 4 month old mice spend less time on the open arm, indicating increased anxiety
• however, mice show normal nociception in the hot plate assay
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• mice show slightly higher pre-shock freezing frequency and increased contextual freezing frequency at 4 and 12 months of age, indicating exaggerated fear response
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• in the open field, the total travel distance is reduced at 12, but not 4, months of age, indicating age-dependent reduced activity
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homeostasis/metabolism
• mice exhibit amyloid beta plaques on the outer edge of the cortex at 18-22 months of age which progress into inner layers of the cortex and hippocampus by 26-29 months of age
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nervous system
• mice exhibit amyloid beta plaques on the outer edge of the cortex at 18-22 months of age which progress into inner layers of the cortex and hippocampus by 26-29 months of age
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• increase in phosphorylated tau in the cortex and hippocampus
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
Alzheimer's disease | DOID:10652 | J:209782 |