Gulf War Agent Exposure Causes Impairment of Long-Term Memory Formation and Neuropathological Changes in a Mouse Model of Gulf War Illness

Zuchra Zakirova; Miles Tweed; Gogce Crynen; Jon Reed; Laila Abdullah; Nadee Nissanka; Myles Mullan; Michael J. Mullan; Venkatarajan Mathura; Fiona Crawford; Ghania Ait-Ghezala

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0119579

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Gulf War Agent Exposure Causes Impairment of Long-Term Memory Formation and Neuropathological Changes in a Mouse Model of Gulf War Illness

Zuchra Zakirova ,

* E-mail: zzakirova@roskampinstitute.net

Affiliations The Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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Miles Tweed,

Affiliations The Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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Gogce Crynen,

Affiliations The Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
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Jon Reed,

Affiliations The Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America, James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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Laila Abdullah,

Affiliations The Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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Nadee Nissanka,

Affiliation University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Myles Mullan,

Affiliation The Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
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Michael J. Mullan,

Affiliation The Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
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Venkatarajan Mathura,

Affiliations The Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
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Fiona Crawford,

Affiliations The Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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Ghania Ait-Ghezala

Affiliations The Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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Gulf War Agent Exposure Causes Impairment of Long-Term Memory Formation and Neuropathological Changes in a Mouse Model of Gulf War Illness

Zuchra Zakirova,
Miles Tweed,
Gogce Crynen,
Jon Reed,
Laila Abdullah,
Nadee Nissanka,
Myles Mullan,
Michael J. Mullan,
Venkatarajan Mathura,
Fiona Crawford

Published: March 18, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119579

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