El ratolí com a sistema model en biologia

Authors

  • Anna Merlos-Suárez

Abstract

The mouse as a model system in biology. Since the beginning of the 20th century, when the first laboratory strains were developed, the mouse has become a central tool in biological research. Many experimental models have allowed the broadening of our knowledge in scientific fields such as embryogenesis, physiology or biomedicine. Development of genetic modification techniques has definitely established the mouse as the mammal organism of choice for the characterization of gene expression patterns, functions and interactions among genes as well as for the modeling of human diseases and drug testing. This chapter wants to offer a general view on the possibilities derived from the use of the mouse in the laboratory, and includes examples showing why it has become a key element in biological research.

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Published

2012-01-19