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The life span of nude mice is normally 6 months to a year. In controlled, germ free environments and with antibiotic treatments found in many laboratories that routinely use nude mice, they can live almost as long as normal mice (18 months to two years).
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Nude mice have a spontaneous deletion in the FOXN1 gene. (Humans with mutations in FOXN1 also are athymic and immune deficient.) Mice with a targeted deletion in the FOXN1 ("knockout" mice) also show the "nude" phenotype. Since
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are commonly used in research to test new methods of imaging and treating tumors. The genetic basis of the nude mouse mutation is a disruption of the
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The nomenclature for the nude mouse has changed several times since their discovery. Originally they were described as
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females have underdeveloped mammary glands and are unable to effectively nurse their young, nude males are bred with
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responsible for the mutation was identified as a member of the Fox gene family and the nomenclature was updated to
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Most strains of nude mice are slightly "leaky" and do have a few T cells, especially as they age. In addition,
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when the mutated gene was identified as a mutation in the HNF-3/forkhead homolog 11 gene. Then in 2000, the
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Because of the above features, nude mice have served in the laboratory to gain insights into the
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knockout mice). For these reasons, nude mice are less popular in research today.
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with more complete defects in the immune system have been constructed (e.g.
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Nude mice were first discovered in 1962 by Dr. Norman R. Grist at
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A nude mouse can accept tissue grafts from a variety of species
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The Nude Mouse in Experimental and Clinical Research (Vol.2).
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The Nude Mouse in Experimental and Clinical Research (Vol.1).
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Fogh, J; Giovanella, B.C.(eds) Academic Press, 1982,
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Fogh, J; Giovanella, B.C.(eds) Academic Press, 1978,
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Index

Nude mice

laboratory mouse
genetic mutation
thymus
immune system
T cells
rejection
xenografts
FOXN1
gene
Ruchill
Glasgow
T lymphocytes
immune responses
CD4
helper T cells
cell-mediated immune responses
hypersensitivity
malignant
CD8
cytotoxic T cells
graft rejection
immune system
leukemia
tumors
AIDS
immune deficiency
leprosy
allografts

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