The aging population has put emphasis on neurodegenerative disorder research. Taconic provides access to valuable models for Alzheimer's disease, ALS and other disorders, including many models available exclusively from Taconic and offered with full use licenses.
Exclusively from Taconic the Samaritan Alzheimer's Rat Model™ is a surgically induced model of Alzheimer's with rapid onset and robust phenotype.
| Traditional Animal Models | Surgically Modified Models | Taconic Transgenic Models™ and Emerging Models |
|---|---|---|
| Black 6 (male mice up to 12 months of age) | Samaritan Alzheimer's Rat Model™ | APPSWE mouse (B6;SJL) |
|   | Unilateral 6-Hydroxydopamine Lesion of the Nigrostriatal Pathway | APPSWE mouse (129S6) |
|   | Microdialysis Implants | Tau Mouse (homozygous) |
|   | Brain Cannulations | Tau Mouse (hemizygous and wild type) |
|   |   | APPSWE-Tau mouse |
|   |   | APPSWE-Tau control |
|   |   | APOE2 Mouse |
|   |   | APOE3 Mouse |
|   |   | APOE4 Mouse |
|   |   | EphB4 KinaseSwitch Mouse |
|   |   | Rps6kb1 KinaseSwitch Mouse |
|   |   | SOD1 Rat |