Baboons as an animal model for genetic studies of common human disease

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 489-493

  Rogers, Jeffrey ^a   Hixson, James E ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BABOON; BREEDING; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS;

EID: 0030767220     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515527     Document Type: Article

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