Reaching and grasping phenotypes in the mouse (Mus musculus): A characterization of inbred strains and mutant lines

Neuroscience

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 573-582

  Tucci, V ^a   Achilli, F ^a   Blanco, G ^a   Lad, H V ^a   Wells, S ^b   Godinho, S ^a   Nolan, P M ^a  

^a MRC MAMMALIAN GENETICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b Medical Research Council Harwell Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

grasping; inbred strains; motor phenotypes; mouse; mouse mutants; reaching

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; INBRED STRAIN; MOTONEURON; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HAND STRENGTH; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; POSTURE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 34250839930     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.04.034     Document Type: Article

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