Heterogeneous stocks and selective breeding in aging research

ILAR Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-23

  McClearn, Gerald E ^a   McCarter, Roger J ^b  

^a Health and Human Development and Biobehavioral Health   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Animal model; Complexity; Genetic variability; Genotype; Heritability; Heterogeneous stock; Phenotypic selection; Selective breeding

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79958038524     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.52.1.16     Document Type: Review

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