SDOP-DB: a comparative standardized-protocol database for mouse phenotypic analyses.
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This article reports the development of SDOP-DB, which can provide definite, detailed and easy comparison of experimental protocols used in mouse phenotypic analyses among institutes or laboratories. Because SDOP-DB is fully compliant with international standards, it can act as a practical foundation for international sharing and integration of mouse phenotypic information.Availability
SDOP-DB (http://www.brc.riken.jp/lab/bpmp/SDOP/).
SUBMITTER: Tanaka N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2853689 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr
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SDOP-DB: a comparative standardized-protocol database for mouse phenotypic analyses.
Tanaka Nobuhiko N Waki Kazunori K Kaneda Hideki H Suzuki Tomohiro T Yamada Ikuko I Furuse Tamio T Kobayashi Kimio K Motegi Hiromi H Toki Hideaki H Inoue Maki M Minowa Osamu O Noda Tetsuo T Takao Keizo K Miyakawa Tsuyoshi T Takahashi Aki A Koide Tsuyoshi T Wakana Shigeharu S Masuya Hiroshi H
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) 20100301 8
<h4>Unlabelled</h4>This article reports the development of SDOP-DB, which can provide definite, detailed and easy comparison of experimental protocols used in mouse phenotypic analyses among institutes or laboratories. Because SDOP-DB is fully compliant with international standards, it can act as a practical foundation for international sharing and integration of mouse phenotypic information.<h4>Availability</h4>SDOP-DB (http://www.brc.riken.jp/lab/bpmp/SDOP/). ...[more]
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