Research Article

Social Isolation Alters Social and Mating Behavior in the R451C Neuroligin Mouse Model of Autism

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NL3 mice show heightened interest in mating compared to WT mice. (a) Time to first mount, (b) number of mounts, and (c) duration of mounting. Values are an average of 4 tests (2 phases, 2 weeks) and data in (b-c) are displayed as boxplots with median plus the 25th and 75th percentiles. Whiskers represent the minimum and maximum values. SOC = socially housed animals (WT: ; NL3 = 10); ISO = isolation-housed (WT: ; NL3 = 9) animals. .
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