Microphthalmia cloudy-eye (mi(ce)): A new murine allele

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 334-338

  Zimring, D C ^a   Lamoreux, M L ^a   Millichamp, N J ^a   Skow, L C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; MALE; MICROPHTHALMIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRIA VASCULARIS;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0029816969     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a023009     Document Type: Article

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