Under The Microscope

Dr. Mohammad K. Hajihosseini
University of East Anglia, School of Biological Sciences
Norwich, UK
Specimen: Transgenic mouse
Technique: Stereomicroscopy

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Mouse Intestine

Laboratory mice are special breeds of house mice and are used in many scientific experiments because of their close mammalian relationship to humans. Compared to larger mammals, mice and other rodents are small, easy to handle, inexpensive to house, and breed quickly. During the late 20th Century (and on into the current century), scientists bred different strains of mice with genetic deficiencies in order to produce models for human diseases.

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Mouse Kidney

The kidney is an organ that maintains water balance and expels metabolic wastes in vertebrates and some invertebrates. Primitive and embryonic kidneys have sets of specialized tubules that empty into two collecting ducts that pass urine into a primitive bladder. The more advanced mammalian kidney is a paired compact organ with functional units, called nephrons, that filter the blood, reabsorbing water and nutrients and secreting wastes, producing the final urine.

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