Analysis of quantitative trait loci that influence animal behavior

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-77

  Flint, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal genetics; Behavior; QTL

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; APOMORPHINE; COCAINE; DNA; HALOPERIDOL; METHAMPHETAMINE; PARAOXON; PENTOBARBITAL; QUINPIROLE;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALLELE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CATALEPSY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLIMBING; CLONIC SEIZURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEFECATION; EMOTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC STRAIN; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MASTICATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SLEEP TIME; SUGAR INTAKE; SWIMMING; TONIC SEIZURE; VISUAL ORIENTATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, INBRED STRAINS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHROMOSOMES; CROSSES, GENETIC; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; LOD SCORE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; RATS; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0037222985     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10161     Document Type: Review

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