Influence of Genetic Background and Sex on Gene Expression in the Mouse (Mus musculus) Tail in a Model of Intervertebral Disc Injury.

In conclusion, mouse tail IVD showed sex- and strain-related changes in gene expression and histology after needle puncture. The magnitude of change in gene expression differed with regard to genetic background and, to a lesser degree, sex.
PMID: 32156324 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Comparative Medicine - March 9, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Brent JM, Tian Z, Shofer FS, Martin JT, Yao L, Archete C, Chen YH, Qin L, Enomoto-Iwamoto M, Zhang Y Tags: Comp Med Source Type: research