The influence of genes on the aging process of mice: A statistical assessment of the genetics of aging

Genetics

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 265-274

  De Magalhães, João Pedro ^a   Cabral, José A S ^b   Magalhães, Domingos ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATM PROTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE; PROTEIN P53; PROTEIN P66; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR;

AGING; ARTICLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MORTALITY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 13744258936     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.104.032292     Document Type: Article

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