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QTLs for murine red blood cell parameters in LG/J and SM/J F(2) and advanced intercross lines.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Jun 2012
Bartnikas Thomas B, Parker Clarissa C, Cheng Riyan, Campagna Dean R, Lim Jackie E, Palmer Abraham A, Fleming Mark D
Abstract excerpt
Red blood cells are essential for oxygen transport and other physiologic processes. Red cell characteristics are typically determined by complete blood counts which measure parameters such as hemoglobin levels and mean corpuscular volumes; these parameters reflect the quality and quantity of red cells in the circulation at any particular moment. To identify the genetic determinants of red cell parameters, we...
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