You are interested in studying the function of GABA_A receptors and how certain deficits in GABA_A receptor signaling result in anxiety-related behaviors in humans.Since many of the experiments you want to do cannot be performed on humans,you choose to study these processes in mice.In this case,mice can be considered what type of experimental organism? A)a variable B)a control C)an applied D)a model

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Mice in this case are being used as a model organism to study anxiety-related behaviors in humans. Model organisms are organisms that are studied because they have certain characteristics that make them useful for understanding biological processes that are shared across many different species.

You Are Interested in Studying the Function of GABAA Receptors

You Are Interested in Studying the Function of GABA_A Receptors