Centralized mouse repositories.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2012

JAX Source

Mamm Genome 2012 Oct; 23:559-571.

PMID

22945696

Volume

23

Issue

9-10

First Page

559

Last Page

571

ISSN

1432-1777

Abstract

Because the mouse is used so widely for biomedical research and the number of mouse models being generated is increasing rapidly, centralized repositories are essential if the valuable mouse strains and models that have been developed are to be securely preserved and fully exploited. Ensuring the ongoing availability of these mouse strains preserves the investment made in creating and characterizing them and creates a global resource of enormous value. The establishment of centralized mouse repositories around the world for distributing and archiving these resources has provided critical access to and preservation of these strains. This article describes the common and specialized activities provided by major mouse repositories around the world.

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