behavior/neurological
• mutants exhibit supersensitivity to psychostimulants, showing increased horizontal movement in response to amphetamine and beta-phenylethylamine relative to wild-type
• supersensitivity is due to increased responsiveness of postsynaptic dopamine receptors
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• increased horizontal behavior in response to cocaine relative to wild-type
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• increased horizontal movement in response to cocaine, amphetamine, and beta-phenylethylamine relative to wild-type littermates
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