Quantitative trait locus analysis of plasma cholesterol levels and body weight by controlling the effects of the Apoa2 allele in mice

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 385-392

  Suto, Jun Ichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoa2 allele; Body weight; Cholesterol; Quantitative trait locus (QTL)

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A2; CHOLESTEROL;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; C57BL MOUSE; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GERMFREE ANIMAL; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEIN A-II; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

MUS;

EID: 34248196416     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.69.385     Document Type: Article

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