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Chromosomes 6 and 13 harbor genes that regulate pubertal timing in mouse chromosome substitution strains.
Endocrinology - 1 Oct 2004
Krewson Thomas D, Supelak Pamela J, Hill Annie E, Singer Jonathan B, Lander Eric S, Nadeau Joseph H, Palmert Mark R
Abstract excerpt
Variation in the onset of puberty among inbred strains of mice suggests that quantitative trait loci (QTLs) affect neurological and hormonal aspects of sexual maturation. Taking a novel approach toward identifying factors that regulate the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, we evaluated pubertal timing [as assessed by vaginal opening (VO)] in two inbred strains of mice, A/J and C57BL/6J (B6), and in a...
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