Abstract:
PURPOSE: A GIT1 gene deficient mouse and a drug screening method using the same are provided to analyze the reason of the attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and to decipher various kinds of anxiety disorders and diseases. CONSTITUTION: A drug screening method using a GIT1 gene deficient mouse is as follows. A therapeutic agent candidate material of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) of mammal except for the human is dosed. After the candidate material is administered, an attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder test of mammal except for the human is performed. The candidate material causing the reduction of the attention deficiency hyperactivity disorder is selected.