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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784640903321

Titolo

History, wild mice, and genetics [[electronic resource] /] / edited by James G. Fox ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, MA, : Academic Press, : Elsevier, c2007

ISBN

1-280-75151-7

9786610751518

0-08-046906-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Collana

American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine series

The mouse in biomedical research ; ; 1

Altri autori (Persone)

FoxJames G

Disciplina

616.027333

616.027334

Soggetti

Mice as laboratory animals

Animal models in research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; The Mouse in Biomedical Research: History, Wild Mice, and Genetics; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Reviewers; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Building a Better Mouse: One Hundred Years of Genetics and Biology; Chapter 2. Systematics of the genus Mus; Chapter 3. The Secret World of Wild Mice; Chapter 4. Breeding Systems: Considerations, Genetic Fundamentals, Genetic Background, and Strain Types; Chapter 5. Mouse Strain and Genetic Nomenclature: an Abbreviated Guide; Chapter 6. The Mouse Genome; Chapter 7. Gene Mapping; Chapter 8. Genetic Monitoring

Chapter 9. CytogeneticsChapter 10. Mouse Embryology: Research Techniques and a Comparison of Embryonic Development between Mouse and Man; Chapter 11. Gamete and Embryo Manipulation; Chapter 12. Chemical Mutagenesis in Mice; Chapter 13. Gene-Specific Mutagenesis; Chapter 14. Gene Transfer Studies Using Mouse Models; Chapter 15. Mouse and Human Pluripotent Stem Cells; Chapter 16. Drugs and the Mouse: Pharmacology, Pharmacogenetics, and Pharmacogenomics; Index; Colour Plates

Sommario/riassunto

History, Wild Mice, and Genetics, the first volume in the four volume



set, The Mouse in Biomedical Research, provides information about the history, biology and genomics of the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus), as well as basic information on maintenance and use of mouse stocks. Mouse origins and relationships are covered in chapters on history, evolutionary taxonomy and wild mice. Genetics and genomics of the mouse are covered in chapters on genetic nomenclature, gene mapping, cytogenetics and the molecular organization of the mouse genome. Maintenance of laboratory mice is descr