The use of mouse chromosome substitution strains to investigate the genetic regulation of pubertal timing

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 254-255, Issue , 2006, Pages 103-108

  Nathan, Brandon M ^a,b   Hodges, Craig A ^b   Palmert, Mark R ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic regulation; Mouse models; Pubertal timing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME SUBSTITUTION; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRAIT; HEREDITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, CONGENIC; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CROSSES, GENETIC; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PUBERTY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME;

EID: 33745893842     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2006.04.020     Document Type: Article

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