- nude mouse
- a mouse born without a thymus and therefore no T-lymphocytes. Human tumours will often grow in these mice. For unknown reasons these mice are also hairless, hence the name.
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nude mouse — n(y)üd n a mouse of a hairless strain bred for laboratory use that lacks a thymus and mature T cells and is used esp. in immunological research * * * a mouse born without a thymus and therefore no T lymphocytes. Human tumours will often grow in… … Medical dictionary
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Nude mouse — A nude mouse A nude mouse is a laboratory mouse from a strain with a genetic mutation that causes a deteriorated or absent thymus, resulting in an inhibited immune system due to a greatly reduced number of T cells. The phenotype, or main outward… … Wikipedia
nude mouse — noun a mouse with a genetic defect that prevents them from growing hair and also prevents them from immunologically rejecting human cells and tissues; widely used in preclinical trials • Hypernyms: ↑mouse * * * noun : a mouse of a hairless strain … Useful english dictionary
nude mouse — a virtually hairless mutant laboratory bred mouse having a major immune system deficiency caused by a lack of T cells, and able to accept grafts of foreign tissue. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
athymic nude mouse — A type of laboratory mouse that is hairless, lacks a normal thymus gland, and has a defective immune system because of a genetic mutation. Athymic nude mice are often used in cancer research because they do not reject tumor cells, from mice or… … English dictionary of cancer terms
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Мышь, Лишенная Волосяного Покрова (Nude Mouse) — мышь, у которой с рождения отсутствует вилочковая железа и поэтому в ее организме не вырабатываются Т лимфоциты. У таких мышей часто образуются опухоли, характерные для человека. В силу неизвестных причин у этих мышей отсутствует волосяной покров … Медицинские термины
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