QTL analysis identifies multiple behavioral dimensions in ethologicat tests of anxiety in laboratory mice

Current Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 725-734

  Turri, Maria Grazia ^a   Datta, Susmita R ^a   Defries, John ^b   Henderson, Norman D ^c   Flint, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0004722260     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00206-8     Document Type: Article

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