Rhino-9J (hr(rh9J)): a new allele at the hairless locus.

doi:10.1177/030098589803500409

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Rhino-9J (hr(rh9J)): a new allele at the hairless locus.

Veterinary pathology - 1 Jul 1998

Sundberg J P, Boggess D

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A spontaneous mutation arose in the MRL/MpJ-Fas(lpr)/Fas(lpr) colony in which mice lost hair after completion of the first hair cycle. Hair loss was progressive from head to tail. As these mice aged, they developed wrinkled skin and long curved nails. Histologically, affected skin developed comed...

Topics

Alleles
Alopecia
Animals
Chromosomes
Epidermis
Female
Hair
Male
Mice
Mice, Hairless
Mice, Mutant Strains
Phenotype
Skin
Skin Abnormalities

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