NEW ANIMAL ACHROMATOPSIA MODEL

• Main Authors: MONTOLIU JOSE, LLUIS, ZURITA REDONDO, MARIA ESTHER, DE LA VILLA POLO, PEDRO, BENITEZ ORTIZ, JAVIER, GONZALEZ NEIRA, ANNA, FERNANDEZ LOPEZ, ALMUDENA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; Spanish
• Published: 20.02.2014
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRAPPING

The present invention describes non-consanguineous albino HsdWin:NMRI mice, which are mutant for the Gnat2 gene, which causes the damaged coneless retina phenotype, preferably a Gnat2cpf13 mutation, and more preferably in homozygosis. The present invention also relates to the use of said mice, speci...