Inbred mouse strains and genetic stability: A review

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Casellas, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

heterozygote selection; inbred strain; isogenicity; mouse; mutation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 78650539577     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110001667     Document Type: Review

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