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Nude Mouse
Definition 1
A hairless mutant mouse with thymic hypoplasia, lacking T-cells. They are unable to reject transplants. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
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 Dictionary)
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