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All mice are housed in a barrier facility which maintains the highest level of health status available to UNC researchers.<\/p>\n<h2>Strains<\/h2>\n<p><strong>NSG<\/strong>; NOD.Cg-Prkdc<sup>scid<\/sup> Il2rg<sup>tm1Wjl<\/sup> \/SzJ; NOD-scid IL2Rgamma<sup>null<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>NSG mice carry two mutations on the NOD\/ShiLtJ background and a complete null allele of the IL2 receptor common gamma chain which renders them B, T and functional NK cell deficient. These mice are commonly used for humanization through engraftment of HSCs, PBMCs, PDXs or adult stem cells and tissues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nu\/Nu<\/strong>; NU-Foxn1<sup>nu<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Nu\/nu mice are maintained as outbred and are not associated with any background stock or strain. They lack a thymus and are unable to produce T-cells. Nu\/nu mice are ideal for tumor biology and xenograft research.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please contact <a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW42504400 BCX0\" href=\"mailto:pruadmin@office@unc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW42504400 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42504400 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">pruadmin@office@unc.edu<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW42504400 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42504400 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Preclinical Research Unit (PRU) maintains colonies of immune-compromised mice to facilitate your pre-clinical oncology and immune function research. All mice are housed in a barrier facility which maintains the highest level of health status available to UNC researchers. 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