See Also: mice, inbred nod(medicine)
mice, inbred mrl lpr(medicine)
mice, inbred mdx(medicine)
mice, inbred hrs(medicine)
mice, inbred sencar(medicine)
mice, inbred strains(medicine)
mice, inbred cftr(medicine)
Mohs scale(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Mohs(dictionary)

mice, inbred mdx (medicine) and Mohs scale (medicine)


mice, inbred mdx (medicine)


mice, inbred mdx


A strain of mice arising from a spontaneous mutation (mdx) in inbred c57bl mice. This mutation is x chromosome-linked and produces viable homozygous animals that lack the muscle protein dystrophin, have high serum levels of muscle enzymes, and possess histological lesions similar to human muscular dystrophy. The histological features, linkage, and map position of mdx make these mice a worthy animal model of duchenne muscular dystrophy.


Mohs scale (medicine)


Mohs scale -->
hardness scale


A qualitative scale in which minerals are classified in order of their increasing hardness, based on the fact that the harder of two materials will scratch the softer and will not be scratched by it. The scale lists 15 substances: 1, talc; 2, gypsum; 3, calcite; 4, fluorite; 5, apatite; 6, orthoclase, periclase; 7, vitreous pure silica; 8, quartz, stellite; 9, topaz; 10, garnet; 11, tantalum carbide, fused zirconia; 12, fused alumina; 13, silicon carbide; 14, boron carbide; 15, diamond.

Synonym: Mohs scale.