A rapid PCR-based method for the identification of ob mutant mice

Obesity

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 402-404

  Ellett, Justin D ^a   Evans, Zachary P ^a   Zhang, Guojing ^b   Chavin, Kenneth D ^a   Spyropoulos, Demetri D ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MUTATION; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; MICE; MICE, OBESE; MUTATION; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 58849132810     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.443     Document Type: Article

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