Carlos Portera-Cailliau

Title(s)Professor, Neurology
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    Johns Hopkins Sch. of Med., Baltimore, MDMD, PhD06/1997Medicine/Neuroscience
    Mass. General/Brigham, Boston, MAResidency06/2001Neurology
    Columbia Univ., New York, NYFellowship06/2004Movement disorders

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    Carlos Portera-Cailliau, M.D., Ph.D., holds the Steven C. Gordon Family Chair in Parkinson's Disease Research.

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    Circuit Disruptions Underlying Atypical Sensory Processing in Fragile X Syndrome
    NIH R01NS117597Jul 15, 2020 - Mar 31, 2025
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Mechanisms of structural neuronal plasticity and functional remapping after strok
    NIH R01NS076942Apr 1, 2013 - Mar 31, 2019
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Postnatal Cajal-Retzius neurons as pacemakers of neocortical network activity
    NIH R21MH100614Apr 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015
    Role: Principal Investigator
    The Role of Cajal-Retzius Neurons in Postnatal Cortical Circuit Assembly
    NIH R01MH083785Jul 1, 2011 - Jun 30, 2013
    Role: Principal Investigator
    A STEM Microscope for High-speed 2-photon Calcium Imaging
    NIH RC1NS068093Sep 30, 2009 - Feb 29, 2012
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Circuit Defects Underlying Sensory Hypersensitivity in Fragile X Syndrome
    NIH R01HD054453Apr 1, 2007 - Apr 30, 2024
    Role: Principal Investigator
    UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program
    NIH T32GM008042Jul 1, 1983 - Jun 30, 2024
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Hypersensitivity to Distractors in Fragile X Syndrome from Loss of Modulation of Cortical VIP Interneurons. J Neurosci. 2023 11 29; 43(48):8172-8188. Rahmatullah N, Schmitt LM, De Stefano L, Post S, Robledo J, Chaudhari G, Pedapati E, Erickson C, Portera-Cailliau C, Goel A. PMID: 37816596; PMCID: PMC10697397.
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    2. A Novel Head-Fixed Assay for Social Touch in Mice Uncovers Aversive Responses in Two Autism Models. J Neurosci. 2023 10 25; 43(43):7158-7174. Chari T, Hernandez A, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 37669860; PMCID: PMC10601375.
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    3. Author Correction: Impaired perceptual learning in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome is mediated by parvalbumin neuron dysfunction and is reversible. Nat Neurosci. 2023 Aug; 26(8):1472. Goel A, Cantu DA, Guilfoyle J, Chaudhari GR, Newadkar A, Todisco B, de Alba D, Kourdougli N, Schmitt LM, Pedapati E, Erickson CA, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 37495675.
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    4. Improvement of sensory deficits in fragile X mice by increasing cortical interneuron activity after the critical period. Neuron. 2023 09 20; 111(18):2863-2880.e6. Kourdougli N, Suresh A, Liu B, Juarez P, Lin A, Chung DT, Graven Sams A, Gandal MJ, Martínez-Cerdeño V, Buonomano DV, Hall BJ, Mombereau C, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 37451263; PMCID: PMC10529373.
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    5. aGABRacadabra: A surprising new role for GABAA receptors in cortical development. Neuron. 2023 01 18; 111(2):146-149. Kourdougli N, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 36657397.
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    6. A novel head-fixed assay for social touch in mice uncovers aversive responses in two autism models. bioRxiv. 2023 Jan 13. Chari T, Hernandez A, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 36711563; PMCID: PMC9882020.
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    7. Hypersensitivity to distractors in Fragile X syndrome from loss of modulation of cortical VIP interneurons. bioRxiv. 2023 Jan 03. Rahmatullah N, Schmitt LM, De Stefano L, Post S, Robledo J, Chaudhari GR, Pedapati E, Erickson CA, Portera-Cailliau C, Goel A. PMID: 36711901; PMCID: PMC9881942.
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    8. Two-photon calcium imaging of neuronal activity. Nat Rev Methods Primers. 2022; 2(1). Grienberger C, Giovannucci A, Zeiger W, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 38124998; PMCID: PMC10732251.
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    9. Cortical interneurons in autism. Nat Neurosci. 2021 12; 24(12):1648-1659. Contractor A, Ethell IM, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 34848882; PMCID: PMC9798607.
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    10. Barrel cortex plasticity after photothrombotic stroke involves potentiating responses of pre-existing circuits but not functional remapping to new circuits. Nat Commun. 2021 06 25; 12(1):3972. Zeiger WA, Marosi M, Saggi S, Noble N, Samad I, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 34172735; PMCID: PMC8233353.
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    11. EZcalcium: Open-Source Toolbox for Analysis of Calcium Imaging Data. Front Neural Circuits. 2020; 14:25. Cantu DA, Wang B, Gongwer MW, He CX, Goel A, Suresh A, Kourdougli N, Arroyo ED, Zeiger W, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 32499682; PMCID: PMC7244005.
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    12. Spectro-temporal encoded multiphoton microscopy and fluorescence lifetime imaging at kilohertz frame-rates. Nat Commun. 2020 04 28; 11(1):2062. Karpf S, Riche CT, Di Carlo D, Goel A, Zeiger WA, Suresh A, Portera-Cailliau C, Jalali B. PMID: 32346060; PMCID: PMC7188897.
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    13. Autism in the Balance: Elevated E-I Ratio as a Homeostatic Stabilization of Synaptic Drive. Neuron. 2019 02 20; 101(4):543-545. Goel A, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 30790531.
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    14. Author Correction: Impaired perceptual learning in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome is mediated by parvalbumin neuron dysfunction and is reversible. Nat Neurosci. 2019 Jan; 22(1):143. Goel A, Cantu DA, Guilfoyle J, Chaudhari GR, Newadkar A, Todisco B, de Alba D, Kourdougli N, Schmitt LM, Pedapati E, Erickson CA, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 30442922.
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    15. Dendritic Spines in Early Postnatal Fragile X Mice Are Insensitive to Novel Sensory Experience. J Neurosci. 2019 01 16; 39(3):412-419. Arroyo ED, Fiole D, Mantri SS, Huang C, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 30523064; PMCID: PMC6335755.
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    16. Impaired perceptual learning in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome is mediated by parvalbumin neuron dysfunction and is reversible. Nat Neurosci. 2018 10; 21(10):1404-1411. Goel A, Cantu DA, Guilfoyle J, Chaudhari GR, Newadkar A, Todisco B, de Alba D, Kourdougli N, Schmitt LM, Pedapati E, Erickson CA, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 30250263; PMCID: PMC6161491.
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    17. A Versatile Method for Viral Transfection of Calcium Indicators in the Neonatal Mouse Brain. Front Neural Circuits. 2018; 12:56. He CX, Arroyo ED, Cantu DA, Goel A, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 30083093; PMCID: PMC6064716.
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    18. CREB controls cortical circuit plasticity and functional recovery after stroke. Nat Commun. 2018 06 08; 9(1):2250. Caracciolo L, Marosi M, Mazzitelli J, Latifi S, Sano Y, Galvan L, Kawaguchi R, Holley S, Levine MS, Coppola G, Portera-Cailliau C, Silva AJ, Carmichael ST. PMID: 29884780; PMCID: PMC5993731.
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    19. Two-photon probes for in vivo multicolor microscopy of the structure and signals of brain cells. Brain Struct Funct. 2018 Sep; 223(7):3011-3043. Ricard C, Arroyo ED, He CX, Portera-Cailliau C, Lepousez G, Canepari M, Fiole D. PMID: 29748872; PMCID: PMC6119111.
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    20. Critical period inhibition of NKCC1 rectifies synapse plasticity in the somatosensory cortex and restores adult tactile response maps in fragile X mice. Mol Psychiatry. 2019 11; 24(11):1732-1747. He Q, Arroyo ED, Smukowski SN, Xu J, Piochon C, Savas JN, Portera-Cailliau C, Contractor A. PMID: 29703945; PMCID: PMC6204122.
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    21. Beyond excitation/inhibition imbalance in multidimensional models of neural circuit changes in brain disorders. Elife. 2017 10 11; 6. O'Donnell C, Gonçalves JT, Portera-Cailliau C, Sejnowski TJ. PMID: 29019321; PMCID: PMC5663477.
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    22. The E3 ubiquitin ligase IDOL regulates synaptic ApoER2 levels and is important for plasticity and learning. Elife. 2017 09 11; 6. Gao J, Marosi M, Choi J, Achiro JM, Kim S, Li S, Otis K, Martin KC, Portera-Cailliau C, Tontonoz P. PMID: 28891791; PMCID: PMC5593505.
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    23. Tactile Defensiveness and Impaired Adaptation of Neuronal Activity in the Fmr1 Knock-Out Mouse Model of Autism. J Neurosci. 2017 07 05; 37(27):6475-6487. He CX, Cantu DA, Mantri SS, Zeiger WA, Goel A, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 28607173; PMCID: PMC5511879.
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    24. The Population Tracking Model: A Simple, Scalable Statistical Model for Neural Population Data. Neural Comput. 2017 01; 29(1):50-93. O'Donnell C, Gonçalves JT, Whiteley N, Portera-Cailliau C, Sejnowski TJ. PMID: 27870612; PMCID: PMC5712479.
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    25. Altered Neuronal and Circuit Excitability in Fragile X Syndrome. Neuron. 2015 Aug 19; 87(4):699-715. Contractor A, Klyachko VA, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 26291156; PMCID: PMC4545495.
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    26. Layer 4 pyramidal neurons exhibit robust dendritic spine plasticity in vivo after input deprivation. J Neurosci. 2015 May 06; 35(18):7287-94. Miquelajauregui A, Kribakaran S, Mostany R, Badaloni A, Consalez GG, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 25948276; PMCID: PMC4420789.
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    27. Two-photon excitation microscopy and its applications in neuroscience. Methods Mol Biol. 2015; 1251:25-42. Mostany R, Miquelajauregui A, Shtrahman M, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 25391792.
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    28. Atypical parkinsonian disorders. Preface. Semin Neurol. 2014 Apr; 34(2):119-20. Bordelon Y, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 24963671.
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    29. In vivo imaging of axonal and dendritic structures in neonatal mouse cortex. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2014 Jan 01; 2014(1):57-64. Cruz-Martin A, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 24371322.
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    30. Circuit level defects in the developing neocortex of Fragile X mice. Nat Neurosci. 2013 Jul; 16(7):903-9. Gonçalves JT, Anstey JE, Golshani P, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 23727819; PMCID: PMC3695061.
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    31. Altered synaptic dynamics during normal brain aging. J Neurosci. 2013 Feb 27; 33(9):4094-104. Mostany R, Anstey JE, Crump KL, Maco B, Knott G, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 23447617; PMCID: PMC6619332.
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    32. Imaging neocortical neurons through a chronic cranial window. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2012 Jun 01; 2012(6):694-701. Holtmaat A, de Paola V, Wilbrecht L, Trachtenberg JT, Svoboda K, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 22661440.
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    33. Foxp-mediated suppression of N-cadherin regulates neuroepithelial character and progenitor maintenance in the CNS. Neuron. 2012 Apr 26; 74(2):314-30. Rousso DL, Pearson CA, Gaber ZB, Miquelajauregui A, Li S, Portera-Cailliau C, Morrisey EE, Novitch BG. PMID: 22542185; PMCID: PMC3444171.
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    34. The trouble with spines in fragile X syndrome: density, maturity and plasticity. Neuroscience. 2013 Oct 22; 251:120-8. He CX, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 22522472; PMCID: PMC3422423.
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    35. Chronic in vivo imaging shows no evidence of dendritic plasticity or functional remapping in the contralesional cortex after stroke. Cereb Cortex. 2013 Apr; 23(4):751-62. Johnston DG, Denizet M, Mostany R, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 22499800; PMCID: PMC3657384.
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    36. Glutamate induces the elongation of early dendritic protrusions via mGluRs in wild type mice, but not in fragile X mice. PLoS One. 2012; 7(2):e32446. Cruz-Martín A, Crespo M, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 22384253; PMCID: PMC3288094.
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    37. Which comes first in fragile X syndrome, dendritic spine dysgenesis or defects in circuit plasticity? Neuroscientist. 2012 Feb; 18(1):28-44. Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 21551076.
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    38. Absence of large-scale dendritic plasticity of layer 5 pyramidal neurons in peri-infarct cortex. J Neurosci. 2011 Feb 02; 31(5):1734-8. Mostany R, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 21289182; PMCID: PMC6623721.
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    39. Simultaneous two-photon calcium imaging at different depths with spatiotemporal multiplexing. Nat Methods. 2011 Feb; 8(2):139-42. Cheng A, Gonçalves JT, Golshani P, Arisaka K, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 21217749; PMCID: PMC3076599.
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    40. Wallerian degeneration of zebrafish trigeminal axons in the skin is required for regeneration and developmental pruning. Development. 2010 Dec; 137(23):3985-94. Martin SM, O'Brien GS, Portera-Cailliau C, Sagasti A. PMID: 21041367; PMCID: PMC2976282.
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    41. Local hemodynamics dictate long-term dendritic plasticity in peri-infarct cortex. J Neurosci. 2010 Oct 20; 30(42):14116-26. Mostany R, Chowdhury TG, Johnston DG, Portonovo SA, Carmichael ST, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 20962232; PMCID: PMC6634780.
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    42. LIM-homeobox gene Lhx5 is required for normal development of Cajal-Retzius cells. J Neurosci. 2010 Aug 04; 30(31):10551-62. Miquelajáuregui A, Varela-Echavarría A, Ceci ML, García-Moreno F, Ricaño I, Hoang K, Frade-Pérez D, Portera-Cailliau C, Tamariz E, De Carlos JA, Westphal H, Zhao Y. PMID: 20685998; PMCID: PMC2927820.
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    43. Delayed stabilization of dendritic spines in fragile X mice. J Neurosci. 2010 Jun 09; 30(23):7793-803. Cruz-Martín A, Crespo M, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 20534828; PMCID: PMC2903441.
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    44. Fate of cajal-retzius neurons in the postnatal mouse neocortex. Front Neuroanat. 2010; 4:10. Chowdhury TG, Jimenez JC, Bomar JM, Cruz-Martin A, Cantle JP, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 20339484; PMCID: PMC2845061.
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    45. Developmentally regulated impediments to skin reinnervation by injured peripheral sensory axon terminals. Curr Biol. 2009 Dec 29; 19(24):2086-90. O'Brien GS, Martin SM, Söllner C, Wright GJ, Becker CG, Portera-Cailliau C, Sagasti A. PMID: 19962310; PMCID: PMC2805760.
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    46. Internally mediated developmental desynchronization of neocortical network activity. J Neurosci. 2009 Sep 02; 29(35):10890-9. Golshani P, Gonçalves JT, Khoshkhoo S, Mostany R, Smirnakis S, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 19726647; PMCID: PMC2771734.
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    47. Long-term, high-resolution imaging in the mouse neocortex through a chronic cranial window. Nat Protoc. 2009; 4(8):1128-44. Holtmaat A, Bonhoeffer T, Chow DK, Chuckowree J, De Paola V, Hofer SB, Hübener M, Keck T, Knott G, Lee WC, Mostany R, Mrsic-Flogel TD, Nedivi E, Portera-Cailliau C, Svoboda K, Trachtenberg JT, Wilbrecht L. PMID: 19617885; PMCID: PMC3072839.
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    48. Two-photon axotomy and time-lapse confocal imaging in live zebrafish embryos. J Vis Exp. 2009 Feb 16; (24). O'Brien GS, Rieger S, Martin SM, Cavanaugh AM, Portera-Cailliau C, Sagasti A. PMID: 19229185; PMCID: PMC2726581.
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    49. In vivo 2-photon calcium imaging in layer 2/3 of mice. J Vis Exp. 2008 Mar 13; (13). Golshani P, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 19066575; PMCID: PMC2586864.
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    50. A method for 2-photon imaging of blood flow in the neocortex through a cranial window. J Vis Exp. 2008 Feb 25; (12). Mostany R, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 19066563; PMCID: PMC2582841.
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    51. A craniotomy surgery procedure for chronic brain imaging. J Vis Exp. 2008 Feb 15; (12). Mostany R, Portera-Cailliau C. PMID: 19066562; PMCID: PMC2582844.
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    52. A familial form of pallidoluysionigral degeneration and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with divergent clinical presentations. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2007 Jul; 66(7):650-9. Portera-Cailliau C, Russ C, Brown RH, Budson AE, Vonsattel JP, Folkerth RD, Corbo JC. PMID: 17620990.
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    53. Movement disorders fellowship training program at Columbia University Medical Center in 2001-2002. Mov Disord. 2006 Apr; 21(4):479-85. Portera-Cailliau C, Victor D, Frucht S, Fahn S. PMID: 16250019.
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    54. Diverse modes of axon elaboration in the developing neocortex. PLoS Biol. 2005 Aug; 3(8):e272. Portera-Cailliau C, Weimer RM, De Paola V, Caroni P, Svoboda K. PMID: 16026180; PMCID: PMC1180514.
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    55. Activity-regulated dynamic behavior of early dendritic protrusions: evidence for different types of dendritic filopodia. J Neurosci. 2003 Aug 06; 23(18):7129-42. Portera-Cailliau C, Pan DT, Yuste R. PMID: 12904473; PMCID: PMC6740658.
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    56. Middle cerebral artery territory infarction sparing the precentral gyrus: report of three cases. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2003 Apr; 74(4):510-2. Portera-Cailliau C, Doherty CP, Buonanno FS, Feske SK. PMID: 12640076; PMCID: PMC1738401.
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    57. Evidence for apoptotic cell death in Huntington disease and excitotoxic animal models. J Neurosci. 1995 May; 15(5 Pt 2):3775-87. Portera-Cailliau C, Hedreen JC, Price DL, Koliatsos VE. PMID: 7751945; PMCID: PMC6578226.
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