Studies of neonatal and juvenile neuromuscular locomotor development of C57BL/6/Bkl, 129SvEv/Bkl and F1 hybrid mice in swim tests

In Vivo

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 733-738

  Adencreutz, Michel ^a   Hau, Jann ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mouse; Neuromuscular locomotor development; Phenotypic characterisation; Swim test

Indexed keywords

DNA; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA MODIFICATION; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HEAD POSITION; HINDLIMB; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; STARTLE REFLEX; SWIMMING; TAIL;

EID: 11844275337     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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