 Litter Size
"Litter Size" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The number of offspring produced at one birth by a viviparous animal.
| Descriptor ID |
D008098
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.530 G08.686.785.760.769.498.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Litter Size- Litter Size
- Litter Sizes
- Size, Litter
- Sizes, Litter
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| 1986 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Litter Size" by people in Profiles.
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Philip VM, Sokoloff G, Ackert-Bicknell CL, Striz M, Branstetter L, Beckmann MA, Spence JS, Jackson BL, Galloway LD, Barker P, Wymore AM, Hunsicker PR, Durtschi DC, Shaw GS, Shinpock S, Manly KF, Miller DR, Donohue KD, Culiat CT, Churchill GA, Lariviere WR, Palmer AA, O'Hara BF, Voy BH, Chesler EJ. Genetic analysis in the Collaborative Cross breeding population. Genome Res. 2011 Aug; 21(8):1223-38.
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Malo AF, Martinez-Pastor F, Alaks G, Dubach J, Lacy RC. Effects of genetic captive-breeding protocols on sperm quality and fertility in the white-footed mouse. Biol Reprod. 2010 Oct; 83(4):540-8.
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Alonso M, Goodwin C, Liao X, Page D, Refetoff S, Weiss RE. Effects of maternal levels of thyroid hormone (TH) on the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid set point: studies in TH receptor beta knockout mice. Endocrinology. 2007 Nov; 148(11):5305-12.
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Thaete LG, Neerhof MG, Jilling T, Caplan MS. Infusion of exogenous platelet-activating factor produces intrauterine growth restriction in the rat. J Soc Gynecol Investig. 2003 Apr; 10(3):145-50.
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Won L, Bubula N, Heller A. Fetal exposure to (+/-)-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in utero enhances the development and metabolism of serotonergic neurons in three-dimensional reaggregate tissue culture. Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 2002 Jul 30; 137(1):67-73.
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Bacon SJ, McClintock MK. Sex ratio bias in postpartum-conceived Norway rat litters is produced by embryonic loss in midpregnancy. J Reprod Fertil. 1999 Nov; 117(2):403-11.
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Bacon SJ, McClintock MK. Multiple factors determine the sex ratio of postpartum-conceived Norway rat litters. Physiol Behav. 1994 Aug; 56(2):359-66.
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Bindon BM, Piper LR. The reproductive biology of prolific sheep breeds. Oxf Rev Reprod Biol. 1986; 8:414-51.
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