iron {qtlbook}R Documentation

Iron levels intercross data

Description

Data from a mouse intercross experiment (using the C57BL/6J/Ola and SWR/Ola strains) on basal iron levels in the liver and spleen.

Usage

data(iron)

Format

An object of class cross. See read.cross for details.

Details

An intercross with 284 individuals (including both sexes and both cross directions), each with measures of iron (in ug/g) in the liver and spleen.

Source

Andrew G. Smith, MRC Toxicology Unit, ags5@le.ac.uk

References

Grant, G. G., Robinson, S. W., Edwards, R. E., Clothier, B., Davies, R., Judah, D. J., Broman, K. W. and Smith, A. G. (2006) Multiple polymorphic loci determine basal hepatic and splenic iron status in mice. Hepatology 44, 174–185.

See Also

gutlength, myocard, nf1, ovar, trout

Examples

data(iron)
plot(iron)

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