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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Albee Messing, Madison, WI (US);
Lang Zhuo, Middleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/700 ; G01N 3/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/700 ; G01N 3/300 ;
Abstract
A transgenic mammal, specifically a mouse, containing in its genome a humanized mutant of green fluorescent protein operably linked to the glial fibrillary acidic protein promoter is provided. The mouse can be used to assay the effects of systemic or topical administration of neurotoxins and also to assay the effects of physical damage to neural tissue.