Reduced body weight is a common effect of gene knockout in mice
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>During a search for obesity candidate genes in a small region of the mouse genome, we noticed that many genes when knocked out influence body weight. To determine whether this was a general feature of gene knockout or a chance occurr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-01-01
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Series: | BMC Genetics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/9/4 |