Preferred Label : db/db Mouse;
NCIt related terms : db/db;
NCIt definition : The diabetic mutant mouse was derived from a spontaneous mutation in a C57BL/K progenitor
mouse at the Jackson Laboratory in 1966. The db/db mouse is characterized by abnormal
fat deposition at 3-4 weeks of age followed by hyperglycemia, glucosuria, polyuria
and the development of lesions in the islets of Langerhans.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: The diabetic mutant mouse was derived from a spontaneous mutation in a C57BL/K
progenitor mouse at the Jackson Laboratory in 1966. The db/db mouse is characterized
by abnormal fat deposition at 3-4 weeks of age followed by hyperglycemia, glucosuria,
polyuria and the development of lesions in the islets of Langerhans. (NCI);
Origin ID : C122235;
UMLS CUI : C4053825;
Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
