Variability in metabolic rate, feed intake and fatness among selection and inbred lines of mice.

doi:10.1017/s0016672397003017

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Variability in metabolic rate, feed intake and fatness among selection and inbred lines of mice.

Genetical research - 1 Dec 1997

Moody D E, Pomp D, Nielsen M K

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Mouse populations differing in metabolic rate have been developed through selection for high (MH) and low (ML) heat loss (HLOSS), along with randomly selected controls (MC). Objectives of this study were to (a) compare MH, ML and MC lines for HLOSS and correlated traits of feed intake, body compo...

Topics

Adipose Tissue, Brown
Animals
Body Weight
Diet
Eating
Female
Genetic Variation
Hot Temperature
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred Strains
Phenotype
Selection, Genetic

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