Heritability of life span in mice and its implication for direct and indirect selection for longevity

Genetica

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 209-218

  Klebanov, S ^a   Flurkey, K ^a   Roderick, T H ^a   Archer, J R ^a   Astle, M C ^a   Chen, J ^a   Harrison, D E ^a  

^a JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

4 way cross; Cessation of reproduction; Genetics of longevity; Heritability; Maximum life span; Mice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035213017     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012790600571     Document Type: Article

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