The Jackson Laboratory Handbook on Genetically Standardized Mice
Publisher: The Jackson Laboratory
Published: 2009
Format: Softcover (spiral bound)
Number of pages: 380
Description: The definitive resource for anyone working with laboratory mice, the 6th edition of The Jackson Laboratory Handbook on Genetically Standardized Mice includes the following topics:

    * Basic mouse genetics, nomenclature & characteristics of common strains
    * Considerations for strain selection
    * Bioinformatics resources
    * Animal health, genetic quality control, husbandry & breeding strategies
    * Recordkeeping & identification
    * Emergency planning
    * Vivarium staff development
    * And many valuable appendices!
Table of contents: label: Preface
title: xiii; label: Section I: Introduction; label: 1: Why the mouse?
title: 1; label: 2: Some Basic Genetics of the Mouse
title: 9; label: Section II: Using Mice in Research; label: 3: Categories of Laboratory Mice—Definitions, Uses, Nomenclature
title: 25; label: 4: Characteristics of Popular Strains of JAX® Mice, Including Reproductive Performance
title: 77; label: 5: Choosing a Mouse Strain for Research—Considerations and Resources
title: 149; label: Section III: Bioinformatics; label: 6: Bioinformatics Resources at Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) and The Jackson Laboratory
title: 165; label: Section IV: Colony Management; label: 7: Animal Health—Preventing, Identifying, and Eradicating Microbial Contamination
title: 179; label: 8: Genetic Quality Control—Preventing Genetic Contamination and Minimizing Genetic Drift
title: 191; label: 9: Animal Husbandry
title: 201; label: 10: Food and Water—Nutritional and Health Implications
title: 217; label: 11: Recordkeeping and Identification of Mice
title: 229; label: 12: Introduction of New Mice into a Colony
title: 237; label: 13: Breeding Strategies and Techniques
title: 241; label: 14: Emergency Planning
title: 255; label: 15: Human Health Concerns—Mouse Allergies, Bites, Zoonotic Disease
title: 259; label: 16: Vivarium Staff Development and Contribution
title: 265; label: Section V: Ordering JAX® Mice and JAX® Services; label: 17: Ordering JAX® Mice and JAX® Services—Contact Information for Customer Service and Technical Support; Frequently Asked Questions
title: 271; label: 18: JAX® Services
title: 277; label: 19: The Jackson Laboratory—West
title: 283; label: Appendixes; label: Appendix A: Strain Nomenclature Quick Reference
title: 285; label: Appendix B: 129 Strains—Nomenclature and Related ES Cell Lines
title: 291; label: Appendix C: Origins and Relationships among Common Strains and Substrains of Laboratory Mice
title: 295; label: Appendix D: Commonly-Used Inbred Strains and Substrains of JAX® Mice—Genes and Research Applications
title: 303; label: Appendix E: Coat Color Alleles for Popular Strains of JAX® Mice
title: 307; label: Appendix F: Histocompatibility Haplotypes and Loci
title: 313; label: Appendix G: Equivalencies of Human Age to Life Phases of Mice
title: 329; label: Appendix H: Transfer of a Mutant or Variant Allele to a New Genetic Background by Phenotypic Selection
title: 333; label: Appendix I: Using a Balanced Stock to Carry a Recessive Mutation That Is Sterile or Lethal, Including Embryonic Lethal
title: 335; label: Appendix J: Cryopreservation
title: 341; label: Appendix K: Donating or Submitting a Strain of Mice to The Jackson Laboratory
title: 347; label: Appendix L: Simplifying Power Analysis to Determine Sample Size
title: 349; label: Appendix M: Courses and Educational Programs
title: 355; label: Appendix N: Sources of Information about Laboratory Mice
title: 359; label: Appendix O: General Biological Information about Laboratory Mice
title: 361; label: Index
title: 363