Strain- and Diet-Related Lesion Variability in Aging DBA/2, C57BL/6, and DBA/2xC57BL/6 F1 Mice

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 468-476

  Harbison, C E ^a,b   Lipman, R D ^c   Bronson, R T ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

^c American Association of Diabetes Educators   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; C57Bl 6; caloric restriction; DBA 2; mouse; neoplasia

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DBA MOUSE; DIET; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; MALE; MOUSE; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; NEOPLASMS; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84960128544     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985815612152     Document Type: Article

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