Behavioural phenotyping of transgenic mice

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 328-344

  Brown, Richard E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MOUSE STRAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PHENOTYPE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 39549092580     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cjep2007033     Document Type: Review

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