Article
Correlated responses in body composition based on selection for different indicator traits in mice.
Journal of animal science - 1 Nov 1990
Eisen E J, Coffey M T
Abstract excerpt
Correlated responses in whole-body composition were determined in 12-wk-old male mice from replicate lines selected for 12 generations for high (HF) or low (LF) epididymal fat pad weight as a percentage of body weight (EPID) and high (HL) or low (LL) hind carcass weight as a percentage of body weight. The HF and LF lines diverged (P less than .01) in body fat percentage (FAT) and subcutaneous depot fat by 93 and...
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