Article
Genetic analysis of low survival rate of pups in RR/Sgn inbred mice.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Jul 2015
Suto Jun-ichi
Abstract excerpt
Newborn offspring of the inbred mouse RR/Sgn strain have a low survival rate prior to weaning. We hypothesized that this is a consequence of an inferior nurturing ability of RR/Sgn mothers and that RR/Sgn mothers have a tendency to lose their pups. We performed quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping for inferior nurturing ability and tendency to lose pups in RR/Sgn mothers. The number of pups was adjusted to 6...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Chromosome Mapping
- Female
- Male
- Maternal Behavior
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Mothers
- Quantitative Trait Loci
- Survival Analysis
