The Mouse in biomedical research. History, wild mice, and genetics / Volume I :
History, Wild Mice, and Genetics 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 wil...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Academic Press,
©2007.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine series.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Copyright page
- Table of Contents
- List of Reviewers for Chapters in this Volume
- List of Contributors
- Foreword for Volume I
- 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: Cytogenetics
- Chapter 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.
