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The Experimental Animal Center (EAC) of IBTS is located at the ground floor of Jockey Club School of Chinese Medicine Building. EAC is committed to ensuring the humane care and use of all animals associated with its research and teaching programs. EAC currently equips 6 laboratory animal breeding rooms that offer independent air condition system with high efficiency air filter and full air exchange rate, and that are in compliance with the international standards and regulations for breeding environment and laboratory room of murine. EAC provides services and resources needed by investigators to accomplish the animal research of bone-related disease and assist in providing training in laboratory animal care and use to technical personnel, students and faculty.



Ø  Available Cre Transgenic Mouse Lines in IBTS


Name

Strain

Genotype

Application

Ctsk-Cre mice

C57/B6

Heterozygote

Expression of Cre recombinase

only in mature osteoclast

EIIA-Cre mice

C57/B6

Heterozygote

Whole-body expression of Cre recombinase







Ø  Available Knockout Mouse Lines in IBTS


Name

Strain

Genotype

Application

CKIP-1  KO mice

C57/B6

CKIP-1  deficient

Whole-body  knockout of CKIP-1 gene













  Mr. Biao Liu (M.S.)

  ◆ Research Assistant / Ph.D. Student

  ◆ Major: Pharmacology
  ◆ E-mail: liubiao@hkbu.edu.hk





Ø  Lab Animal Holding Room— with standard procedures of breeding and environmental maintenance system for  

    animals during experiments.






Ø  Lab Animal Treatment Room with facilities / equipments such as anesthesia machine, electrocardiograph and

    bone surgery set etc. EAC offers venues for courses and practices of animal experiments that are related to bone

    surgery.







Ø  Cleaning Room with one high-pressure sterilization boilers as well as automatic tunnel washer to offer clean items

     necessary for breeding.






Ø  Fume Cupboard— flammable substances, volatile toxic and harmful gas should process in the fume cupboard for

     laboratory experiment. It can provide appropriate security protection to laboratory personnel and the surrounding

     environment during the animal experiment process.