Brain Byte

Mice

  • Published17 Jul 2020
  • Author Calli McMurray
  • Source BrainFacts/SfN

Move over, lab rat. Neuroscientists have relied on the mouse to study brain development and diseases for more than 100 years.

Brain Bytes showcase essential facts about neuroscience.

Mice Brain Byte
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Background on Mouse as a Model Organism. (2012, May 23). Retrieved July 1, 2020, from National Human Genome Research Institute website: https://www.genome.gov/10005834/background-on-mouse-as-a-model-organism

Bryda, E. C. (2013). The Mighty Mouse: The Impact of Rodents on Advances in Biomedical Research. Missouri Medicine, 110(3), 207–211. Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3987984/

Why are mice considered excellent models for humans? (n.d.). Retrieved July 1, 2020, from The Jackson Laboratory website: https://www.jax.org/why-the-mouse/excellent-models

Kolodkin, A. L., & Tessier-Lavigne, M. (2010). Mechanisms and Molecules of Neuronal Wiring: A Primer. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 3(6). doi:10.1101/cshperspect.a001727

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2004. (n.d.). Retrieved July 06, 2020, from https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2004/summary/

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