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A note on an attempt to select for muscle fibre diameter in mice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

J. C. McCarthy
Affiliation:
Agricultural Biology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
E. Shiel
Affiliation:
Agricultural Biology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Summary

Two-way selection for muscle fibre diameter in mice was practised for four generations. The response was small and did not differ significantly from zero.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1975

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Byrne, I., Hooper, A. C. and McCarthy, J. C. 1973. Effects of selection for body size on the weight and cellular structure of seven mouse muscles. Anim. Prod. 17: 187196.Google Scholar
Hanrahan, J. P., Hooper, A. C. and McCarthy, J. C. 1973. Effects of divergent selection for body weight on fibre number and diameter in two mouse muscles. Anim. Prod. 16: 716.Google Scholar