High Runner Mice Line 3 Fixed for the Mighty Mini Muscle Gene VID 20131127 162025
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One of the four replicate High Runner lines of mice, selectively bred for high levels of voluntary wheel running (exercise). This particular line #3 is fixed for an autosomal recessive mutation that causes a 50% reduction in hindlimb muscle mass!
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