Effect of vitamin C deficiency during postnatal development on adult behavior: functional phenotype of Gulo(−/−) knockout mice
Chen Y, Curran C, Nebert D, Patel K, Williams M, Vorhees C. Effect of vitamin C deficiency during postnatal development on adult behavior: functional phenotype of Gulo(−/−) knockout mice. Genes Brain & Behavior 2012, 11: 269-277. PMID: 22296218, PMCID: PMC3325330, DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2011.00762.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGulo-/- miceBiosynthesis of ascorbateImportant cellular antioxidantAscorbate deficiencyL-gulono-γ-lactone oxidaseAmount of ascorbateGULO geneRate-limiting enzymeReactive oxygen speciesAerobic respirationAbnormal behavioral phenotypesMetabolic processesVitamin CCellular antioxidantsSupplemental vitamin CFunctional phenotypeOxygen speciesVitamin C deficiencyWild-type littermatesMild motor deficitsSpeciesBehavioral phenotypesPhenotypeDopamine agonistsMotor deficits