Genetic variation in body weight gain and composition in the intercross of large (LG/J) and Small (SM/J) inbred strains of mice

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 211-218

  Kramer, Melissa G ^a,b   Vaughn, Ty T ^a   Pletscher, L Susan ^a   King Ellison, Kelly ^a   Adams, Emily ^a   Erikson, Christopher ^a   Cheverud, James M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b c/o JMC ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; INBREEDING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031715122     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47571998000200007     Document Type: Article

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