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Genetic analysis of a rat model of aerobic capacity and metabolic fitness.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Ren Yu-Yu, Overmyer Katherine A, Qi Nathan R, Treutelaar Mary K, Heckenkamp Lori, Kalahar Molly, Koch Lauren G, Britton Steven L, Burant Charles F, Li Jun Z
Abstract excerpt
Aerobic capacity is a strong predictor of all-cause mortality and can influence many complex traits. To explore the biological basis underlying this connection, we developed via artificial selection two rat lines that diverge for intrinsic (i.e. inborn) aerobic capacity and differ in risk for complex disease traits. Here we conduct the first in-depth pedigree and molecular genetic analysis of these lines, the...
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