A longitudinal genetic study of tail tendon fibre break time.

doi:10.1093/ageing/21.2.129

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A longitudinal genetic study of tail tendon fibre break time.

Age and ageing - 1 Mar 1992

Heller D A, McClearn G E

Abstract excerpt

Tail tendon fibre break time (TTFBT), an indicator of collagen cross-linkage, was measured longitudinally in C57BL/6, DBA/2 and B6D2F1 mice, and F2 and backcross genotypes. TTFBT was assessed at 50, 150, 300 and 450 days of age. The distribution of means of these six genotypes suggests substantia...

Topics

Aging
Animals
Collagen
Crosses, Genetic
Female
Male
Mice
Phenotype
Species Specificity
Tendons
Tensile Strength

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