A QTL for the genetic variance in free-running period and level of locomotor activity between inbred strains of mice

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-176

  Mayeda, A R ^a,c   Hofstetter, J R ^a,b  

^a RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Institute of Psychiatric Research   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BALB c; C57BL 6J; Circadian rhythm; Congenic; DBA 2J; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MODELS, GENETIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032749638     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021639901679     Document Type: Article

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