Wildtype epidermal growth factor receptor (Egfr) is not required for daily locomotor or masking behavior in mice

Journal of Circadian Rhythms

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Roberts, Reade B ^a   Thompson, Carol L ^b   Lee, Daekee ^a   Mankinen, Richard W ^a   Sancar, Aziz ^b   Threadgill, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; LOCOMOTION; MASKING; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; WILD TYPE;

EID: 33845379928     PISSN: 17403391     EISSN: 17403391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1740-3391-4-15     Document Type: Article

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