High-resolution linkage mapping of the rat hooded locus

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 707-710

  Torigoe, Daisuke ^a   Ichii, Osamu ^a   Dang, Ruihua ^a   Ohnaka, Takayuki ^a   Okano, Shinya ^a   Sasaki, Nobuya ^a   Kon, Yasuhiro ^a   Agui, Takashi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coat color; Hair pigmentation; Hooded; Kit; Melanocyte

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; HAIR COLOR; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HAIR COLOR; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; RATS;

RATTUS;

EID: 79958031315     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0529     Document Type: Note

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