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Wright State University

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2020

ALS

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Protocol Development And Optimization For Rnls Mouse Characteristic Assessment, Hasan Farid Jan 2020

Protocol Development And Optimization For Rnls Mouse Characteristic Assessment, Hasan Farid

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Protocol development and optimization are vital in the scientific method process. By having accurate protocols, one can properly assess the characteristics of their animal model for any given experiment. One animal newly adopted in our lab was the novel regulatable nuclear localization sequence (rNLS) mouse model. This novel mouse model displays symptoms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), after the accumulation of the hTDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43) aggregate in the central nervous system. The expression of this protein occurs after the removal of deoxycycline from the mouse’s food source. Once the removal of the drug, this …