Phenotypic variation in sensorimotor performance among eleven inbred rat strains

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 5 45-5, 1999, Pages

  Biesiadecki, Brandon J ^a   Brand, Paul H ^a   Koch, Lauren G ^a   Metting, Patricia J ^a   Britton, Steven L ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Coordination; Cosegregation analysis; Genetic model; Heritability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROTATION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

EID: 0033040736     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.276.5.r1383     Document Type: Article

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