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Loss of NF1 causes tactile hypersensitivity and impaired synaptic transmission in a Drosophila model of autism spectrum disorder
View ORCID ProfileAlex Dyson, View ORCID ProfileShruti Garg, View ORCID ProfileD. Gareth Evans, View ORCID ProfileRichard A. Baines
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.04.482984
Alex Dyson
1Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
Shruti Garg
2Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
3Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
D. Gareth Evans
1Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
Richard A. Baines
2Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom

- Supplemental Information Figures and Legends[supplements/482984_file02.pdf]
- Video S1. Typical K33 response to mechanical stimulation[supplements/482984_file03.mp4]
- Video S2. Typical NF1P1 response to mechanical stimulation[supplements/482984_file04.mp4]
Posted March 04, 2022.
Loss of NF1 causes tactile hypersensitivity and impaired synaptic transmission in a Drosophila model of autism spectrum disorder
Alex Dyson, Shruti Garg, D. Gareth Evans, Richard A. Baines
bioRxiv 2022.03.04.482984; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.04.482984
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