Quantitative trait loci linked to thalamus and cortex gray matter volumes in BXD recombinant inbred mice

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Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-69

  Dong, H ^a   Martin, M V ^a   Colvin, J ^a   Ali, Z ^a   Wang, L ^a   Lu, L ^b,c   Williams, R W ^c   Rosen, G D ^d   Csernansky, J G ^a   Cheverud, J M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BXD recombinant inbred mice; Cortex gray matter volume; Quantitative trait locus; Schizophrenia; Thalamus volume

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CHROMOSOME; HERITABILITY; INBREEDING; RECOMBINATION; RODENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES; GENE EXPRESSION; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; THALAMUS;

MUS;

EID: 34347364580     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800965     Document Type: Article

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