Genetic selection disrupts stability of mouse brain weight development

Brain Research

Volumn 417, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 225-231

  Hewitt, John K ^a   Hahn, Martin E ^a   Karkowski, Laura M ^a  

^a Department of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Biometrical analysis; Brain weight development; Genetic selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; BIOMETRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC SELECTION; HEREDITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; WEIGHT;

AGING; ANIMAL; BRAIN; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; ORGAN WEIGHT;

EID: 0023281260     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(87)90446-X     Document Type: Article

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