Congenital myotonic myopathy in the miniature schnauzer: An autosomal recessive trait

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 578-580

  Vite, C H ^a   Melniczek, J ^a   Patterson, D ^a   Giger, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; BREEDING; CHLORIDE CONDUCTANCE; DOG; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOTONIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; MYOTONIC DISORDERS; PEDIGREE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032702324     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/90.5.578     Document Type: Article

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