Murine models of alcoholism: From QTL to gene

Computational Genetics and Genomics: Tools for Understanding Disease

Volumn 9781592599301, Issue , 2005, Pages 199-252

  Downing, Chris ^a   Bennett, Beth ^a   Johnson, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; GENETIC FACTORS; MURINE MODEL;

GENES;

EID: 48749102330     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59259-930-1_9     Document Type: Chapter

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