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MSH: Mutant mice homozygous for the recessive gene "nude" which fail to develop a thymus. They are useful in tumor studies and studies on immune responses.,CSP: mutant mouse homozygous for the recessive gene, nude, which fail to develop a thymus.,NCI: A type of laboratory mouse that is hairless, lacks a normal thymus gland, and has a defective immune system because of a genetic mutation. Athymic, nude mice are often used in cancer research because they do not reject tumor cells, from mice or other species.,NCI: A hairless mutant mouse with thymic hypoplasia, lacking T-cells. They are unable to reject transplants.
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