Cardiovascular genomics : methods and protocols / edited by Keith DiPetrillo. — New York : Humana Press, 2009.—(58.17/M592/v.573)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface Contributors
    l. Modes of Defining Atherosclerosis in Mouse Models: Relative Merits and Evolving Standards
    2. Evaluating Micro- and Macro-vascular Disease， the End Stage of Atherosclerosis， in Rat Models
    3. Non-invasive Blood Pressure Measurement in Mice
    4. Direct Blood Pressure Monitoring in Laboratory Rodents via Implantable Radio Telemetry
    5. Measuring Kidney Function in Conscious Mice
    6. Ischemic Stroke in Mice and Rats
    7. Mouse Surgical Models in Cardiovascular Research
    8. Echocardiographic Examination in Rats and Mice
    9. QTL Mapping in Intercross and Backcross Populations
    10. Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis Using J/qtl 175
    11. Computing Genetic Imprinting Expressed by Haplotypes
    12. Haplotype Association Mapping in Mice
    13. Candidate Gene Association Analysis
    14. Genome-Wide Association Study in Humans 231
    15. Bioinformatics Analysis of Microarray Data
    16. eQTL Analysis in Mice and Rats
    17. eQTL Analysis in Humans
    18. A Systematic Strategy for the Discovery of Candidate Genes Responsible for Phenotypic Variation 329
    Index 347