The relative importance of genetics and phenotypic plasticity in dictating bone morphology and mechanics in aged mice: Evidence from an artificial selection experiment

Zoology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-147

  Middleton, Kevin M ^a,d   Shubin, Corinne E ^a   Moore, Douglas C ^b   Carter, Patrick A ^c   Garland Jr , Theodore ^d   Swartz, Sharon M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial selection; Body mass; Bone morphometrics; Exercise; Mechanical loading

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE; BONE DENSITY; BREEDING; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RUNNING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; BREEDING; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUNNING; SELECTION (GENETICS);

MUS;

EID: 39649085556     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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