Characterization of a QTL affecting skeletal size in mice

Mammalian Genome

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 175-183

  Christians, Julian K ^a   Bingham, Victoria ^a   Oliver, Fiona ^a   Heath, Thomas T ^a   Keightley, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; COCCYGEAL BONE; CONGENIC STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMERUS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PELVIC GIRDLE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SAMPLING; SCAPULA; SKULL; STANDARD; TIBIA; ULNA; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BONE AND BONES; CROSSES, GENETIC; MICE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; TAIL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037374433     PISSN: 09388990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00335-002-3041-2     Document Type: Article

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