The Mouse in Biomedical Research

History, Wild Mice, and Genetics Volume 1
2. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-12-369455-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Format (B × H): 220 mm x 285 mm, Gewicht: 1179 g

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 described in chapters on breeding systems for various types of strains and stocks and genetic monitoring. Use of the mouse as a model system for basic biomedical research is described in chapters on chemical mutagenesis, gene trapping, pharmacogenetics and embryo manipulation. The information in Volume 1 serves as a primer for scientists new to the field of mouse research.

Zielgruppe

Researchers in laboratory medicine, genetics, immunology, infectious diseases and lab animals

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Fox, James G.

Barthold, Stephen

Davisson, Muriel

Newcomer, Christian E.

Quimby, Fred W.

Smith, Abigail

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Biomedizin, Medizinische Forschung, Klinische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Building a Better Mouse: One Hundred Years of Genetics and Biology
2. Systematics of the genus Mus

3. The Secret World of Wild Mice
4. Breeding Systems: Considerations, Genetic Fundamentals, Genetic Background, and Strain Types
5. Mouse Strain and Genetic Nomenclature: an Abbreviated Guide
6. The Mouse Genome
7. Gene Mapping
8. Genetic Monitoring
9. Cytogenetics
10. Mouse Embryology: Research Techniques and a Comparison of Embryonic Development between Mouse and Man
11. Gamete and Embryo Manipulation
12. Chemical Mutagenesis in Mice
13. Gene-Specific Mutagenesis

14. Gene Transfer Studies Using Mouse Models
15. Mouse and Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
16. Drugs and the Mouse: Pharmacology, Pharmacogenetics, and Pharmacogenomics

Über Autor(innen)

Fox, James G.
Prof. Fox obtained his Master of Science degree in Medical Microbiology at Stanford University and a Doctor in Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Dr. Fox is an Adjunct Professor at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine. He is a Diplomate and a past president of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, past president of the Massachusetts Society of Medical Research, past chairman of AAALAC Council, and past chairman of the NCCR/NIH Comparative Medicine Study Section. He also is an elected fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America. In 2004 Professor Fox was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.