Generation of mouse mutants as a tool for functional genomics

Pharmacogenomics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 243-255

  Nolan, Patrick M ^a  

^a MRC MAMMALIAN GENETICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ENU; Mouse; Mutation

Indexed keywords

MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MUTAGENESIS; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENS;

EID: 0034252556     PISSN: 14622416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14622416.1.3.243     Document Type: Review

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