Article
Morphological analysis of hair in the hr-2 mutant deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus).
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Knapp L W, Dawson W D
Abstract excerpt
Skin from 36 hairless deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) homozygous for the recessive hr-2 mutation were analyzed for structural defects in hair and hair loss. Comparison of mutant to wild-type hairs demonstrated characteristic abnormalities in cellular organization, hair shape, length, and fragility. Matings between mutants homozygous for the hr-2 gene and for a second mutation producing hairlessness in deer...
Topics
- Alopecia
- Animals
- Crosses, Genetic
- Female
- Hair
- Male
- Mutation
- Peromyscus