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RIKEN BioResource Center Mouse E-mail Message No. 26
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RIKEN BioResource Center provides you the most up-to-date information
such as newly deposited mouse strains.
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- Special topic: Mouse of the Month
- Laws and guidelines for laboratory animals and animal experimentation
in Japan
- Newly deposited mouse strains
- Newly available mouse strains
- Mouse strains for freeze preservation
- Report: The 20th IUBMB International Congress of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
- Announcement for panel display: 78th Annual Meeting of the Genetics
Society of Japan
- Announcement for panel display: 65th Annual Meeting of the Japanese
Cancer Association
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| Special topic: Mouse of the Month Jul 2006
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Cre Transgenic Mice at RIKEN BioResource Center (2)
Ngn3-Cre
Depositor: Dr. Shosei Yoshida
(Kyoto University)
BRC No. 01456 Ngn3-Cre transgenic mouse
Olig2-CreER
Depositor: Dr. Hirohide Takebayashi
(National Institute for Physiological Sciences)
BRC No. 01507 Olig-CreER knock-in mouse
http://www.brc.riken.jp/lab/animal/mailnews/nm200607_01.html
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| Laws and guidelines for laboratory animals and animal experimentation
| in Japan
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Japan has its own laws and guidelines concerning care, housing and use
of laboratory animals, and animal experimentation. "Law concerning the
protection and control of animals" has been partially amended since June
22nd 2005 (Law No. 68, 2005) and has become effective since June 1st
2006. The principles of three 'R's are stipulated in the Article 41 of
the amendatory law.
The Three 'R's
REPLACEMENT: Replacing animal experiments by methods not requiring
experimental animals.
REDUCTION : Reducing the number of experimental animals per experiment.
REFINEMENT : Refining experiments on animals by minimizing animal
discomfort.
Law for partial amendment of law concerning the protection and
control of animals (Law No.68, 2005)
http://www.env.go.jp/nature/dobutsu/aigo/amend_law2/index.html
(Japanese)
Standards relating to the care and management of experimental animals
and relief of pain (Notification No. 88, 2006 of the Ministry of the
Environment)
http://www.env.go.jp/nature/dobutsu/aigo/law_series/nt_h180428_88.html
(Japanese)
Guidelines for animal experimentation (The Science Council of Japan,
June 2006)
http://www.scj.go.jp/ja/info/kohyo/pdf/kohyo-20-k16-2.pdf
(Japanese)
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| Newly deposited mouse strains
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These mice have been newly deposited to RIKEN BRC. They will be
available soon after rederivation. We appreciate depositors for their
contributions to the scientific community.
http://www.brc.riken.jp/lab/animal/mailnews/new0607e.html
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| Newly available mouse strains
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These mice just have been rederived into our SPF barrier facility.
These mice are now available for distribution.
http://www.brc.riken.jp/lab/animal/mailnews/opn0607e.html
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| Mouse strains for freeze preservation
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Since enough number of embryos has been preserved, live mice of these
strains will be closed soon. It will take more than 3 months to recover
live mice from frozen stock. Please let us know as soon as possible,
if you plan to use the mice and request them alive.
http://www.brc.riken.jp/lab/animal/mailnews/freeze0607e.html
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| Report:
| The 20th IUBMB International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular
| Biology
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The 20th IUBMB Meeting was held on Jun 18th -23rd at Kyoto
International Forum. RIKEN BRC presented in Panel Exhibition to explain
the role of RIKEN BRC as the central organization of mouse resource in
Japan, and contribution to the international scientific community.
http://www.brc.riken.jp/inf/en/lab/dbs/iubmb06.html
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| Announcement for panel display:
| The 78th Annual Meeting of the Genetics Society of Japan
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Panel display
Dates: Sep 25th(Mon) - 27th(Wed), 2006
Venue: TSUKUBA INTERNATIONAL FORUM (EPOCHAL TSUKUBA)
http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/gsj3/eng/index.html
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| Announcement for panel display:
| The 65th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cancer Association
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Panel display
Dates: Sep 28th(Thu) - 30th(Sat), 2006
Venue: PACIFICO YOKOHAMA
The 64th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cancer Association (last year)
http://www2.convention.co.jp/jca2005/en/index.html
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2006.07.25