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Cell Type-specific Gene Expression Profiling in the Mouse Liver
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Cell Type-specific Gene Expression Profiling in the Mouse Liver

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Sex-specific gene expression in the BXD mouse liver

Daniel M Gatti1, Ni Zhao, Elissa J Chesler

  • 1Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.

Physiological Genomics
|June 17, 2010
PubMed
Summary

Genetic variation influences sex-specific liver gene expression, revealing differences in gene networks between male and female mice. These findings offer insights into sex differences in xenobiotic metabolism and responses across species.

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