The Mighty Mouse: the Impact of Rodents on Advances in Biomedical Research

Overview

Journal Mo Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2013 Jul 9

PMID 23829104

Citations 165

Authors

Elizabeth C Bryda

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Abstract

Mice and rats have long served as the preferred species for biomedical research animal models due to their anatomical, physiological, and genetic similarity to humans. Advantages of rodents include their small size, ease of maintenance, short life cycle, and abundant genetic resources. The Rat Resource and Research Center (RRRC) and the MU Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Center (MMRRC) serve as centralized repositories for the preservation and distribution of the ever increasing number of rodent models.

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