Aggression in knockout mice

ILAR Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 153-162

  Nelson, Randy J ^a   Chiavegatto, Silvana ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0034575040     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.41.3.153     Document Type: Article

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