Organisms

Inbred C57BL Mice

One of the first INBRED MOUSE STRAINS to be sequenced. This strain is commonly used as genetic background for transgenic mouse models. Refractory to many tumors, this strain is also preferred model for studying role of genetic variations in development of diseases.

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One of the first INBRED MOUSE STRAINS to be sequenced. This strain is commonly used as genetic background for transgenic mouse models. Refractory to many tumors, this strain is also preferred model for studying role of genetic variations in development of diseases.

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  • Mice, C57BL
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mouse, C57BL
  • Mouse, Inbred C57BL
  • C57BL Mice
  • C57BL Mice, Inbred
  • C57BL Mouse
  • C57BL Mouse, Inbred
  • Inbred C57BL Mouse

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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NIM with no qualifiers when experimental animal

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74(72)

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  • Mice (1966-1971)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Inbred C57BL Mice. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008810. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008810
  2. Inbred C57BL Mice. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C57BL/6
  3. Inbred C57BL Mice. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5008238