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Inheritance of ventilatory behavior in rodent models.
Respiration physiology - 1 Jul 2000
Han F, Strohl K P
Abstract excerpt
Studies in mice and rats support the hypothesis that ventilation and its components (frequency and tidal volume) are determined to a significant extent by genetic mechanisms. The question can no longer be 'is there a genetic effect?' but rather 'how strong is the genetic component?' and 'what genes are involved?' The computational analyses of selectively bred animals now offer powerful tools to begin to dissect...
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