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Genetic variation in plasma thyroxine levels and minimal metabolic rates of the mouse, Mus musculus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

A. D. Stewart ,
Jennifer Batty  and
G. D. Harkiss
A. D. Stewart
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YQ and Department of Zoology, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT, U.K.
Jennifer Batty
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YQ and Department of Zoology, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT, U.K.
G. D. Harkiss
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YQ and Department of Zoology, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT, U.K.

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A study of inbred strains of the mouse using competitive protein-binding techniques revealed significant strain variation in the total plasma thyroxine levels and in the plasma-free thyroxine index. Measurements of minimal metabolic rates also showed strain variation, but the positive correlation which might be expected between the plasma-free thyroxine index and the minimal metabolic rate did not obtain. Possible explanations are discussed.

Type
Short Paper
Information
Genetics Research , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , June 1978 , pp. 303 - 306
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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