ILAR - Animal Models & Strains Search Engine

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Animal Models & Strains Search Engine

This search engine will return webpages that contain ALL of the search terms entered. To customize your search use BOOLEAN operators and PARENTHESES. This search engine does not support the use of quotation marks to search for phrases.

Examples:

C57BL and diabetes Returns webpages containing both search terms C57BL and diabetes

(Sprague and Dawley) or Wistar Returns webpages containing the words Sprague Dawley or the word Wistar

If you are having difficulty finding an animal model or strain because you are unsure of the name of the animal strain, DNA mutation, etc., the following links may be helpful.

Rules for Nomenclature of Mouse and Rat Strains

Rules for Nomenclature of Genes, Genetic Markers, Alleles, and Mutations in Mouse and Rat

Important: This search engine draws information from many of the animal supplier and repository websites found under Links. These suppliers or repositories are neither affiliated with nor endorsed by ILAR or the National Academies. This search engine is intended solely to help investigators locate animal models, strains, or biological materials. While our goal is to index as many relevant websites as possible, ILAR makes no claim that this utility serves as a comprehensive guide to online animal model and strain resources.