Integrative physiology, functional genomics and the phenotype gap: A guide for comparative physiologists

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1632-1640

  Dow, Julian A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Caenorhabditis elegans; Danio rerio; Drosophila melanogaster; Malpighian tubule; Mouse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BIODIVERSITY; GENOMICS; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; GENOMICS; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY, COMPARATIVE; RNA INTERFERENCE; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DANIO RERIO; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 34249737932     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.002691     Document Type: Review

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