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Genetic polymorphisms among C57BL/6 mouse inbred strains.
Transgenic research - 1 Jun 2011
Zurita Esther, Chagoyen Mónica, Cantero Marta, Alonso Rosario, González-Neira Anna, López-Jiménez Alejandro, López-Moreno José Antonio, Landel Carlisle P, Benítez Javier, Pazos Florencio, Montoliu Lluís
Abstract excerpt
Mice from the inbred C57BL/6 strain have been commonly used for the generation and analysis of transgenic and knockout animal models. However, several C57BL/6 substrains exist, and these are genetically and phenotypically different. In addition, each of these substrains can be purchased from different animal providers and, in some cases, they have maintained their breeding stocks separated for a long time,...
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