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On-Line Resources

UCI Sites

• Office of Research
  Home page for the UCI administrative unit containing University Laboratory Animal Resources (ULAR) and the TMF.
• Animal Care and Use Program
  Information about initiating and conducting animal research at UCI
• IACUC Forms and Applications
  All forms needed for approval to use animals in research at UCI.
• University Laboratory Animal Research (ULAR)
• UCI-MouseUsers email list subscription page
• UCI Mouse Strain Database
• Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Developmental Biology Center
• Arthur Lander Homepage
• UC Irvine Home Page
• UCI Directory
• UCI Campus Map

Mice and Transgenics

• Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI)
  This site is run by The Jackson Laboratory (Jax), whose home page is listed in the next section.
• Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Centers (MMRRC)
  Established by NIH to rederive, cryopreserve, breed, distribute, and phenotype genetically modified mouse strains.
• CreXMice (Cre transgenic mouse line database)
  database of transgenic lines expressing Cre recombinase; maintained by Andras Nagy.
• University of Michigan Transgenic Animal Model Core
  Website for one of the premier transgenic cores in the world and a treasure trove of information, protocols, and references. Contains a comprehensive list of transgenic core facilities.
• The Microinjection Workshop
  A stunning website devoted to transgenics. Designed and maintained by Gary A. J. Brown.
• Sources of mutant ES cell lines:
  • Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (formerly Lexicon Genetics)
    Owner of Omnibank, a library of over 270,000 ES cell clones created using gene trapping technology.
  • BayGenomics
  • German Gene Trap Consortium
  • TIGEM-IRBM Gene Trap Project
• Specific information about mice on the Jax website:
  • Manual on breeding strategies
  • International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
  • MouseBLAST
  • Deltagen and Lexicon Knockout Mice
  • Mouse Tumor Biology Database
  • Inbred Mouse Strains
  • Coat Color Genetics
  • Mouse Nomenclature
  • 129 Strain Nomenclature
• Groups and email lists:
  • International Society for Transgenic Technologies
  • MGI-List (Mouse Genome Informatics) subscription
  • Transgenic-List (Tg-L) subscription
  • CompMed (Comparative Medicine) subscription

Animal Research

• Approved vendors of research animal stocks and services, including transgenic rodent lines:
  • The Jackson Laboratory
  • Search for Jax Mice strains
  • Charles River Laboratories
  • Harlan Sprague Dawley
  • Taconic
• Diagnostic Labs:
  • University of Missouri Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory (RADIL)
  • Charles River Laboratories Diagnostics Services
• More sites related to animal research:
  • Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
  • American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
  • Orange County Branch of AALAS
  • California Biomedical Research Association (CBRA)
  • Americans for Medical Progress (AMP)
  • Netvet Rodent page
  • Foundation for Biomedical Research Home Page
  • Virtual Frog Dissection Kit Info Page
  • NetVet Veterinary Resources Home Page
  • Comparative Medicine Home Page

General Info

• Science On-Line
• Tree of Life
• Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Wikipedia

Just for Fun

• Rat and Mouse Club of America
• Weather and Satellite Images
• Astronomy Picture of the Day
• Mac Life magazine
• Apple Computer

 

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