These nomenclature changes affect the strain names for inbred 129 mice and all mice carrying transgenes, or spontaneous or targeted mutations on a 129 background. Many targeted mutations (e.g. , knockouts) are maintained on a mixture of C57BL/6 and a particular 129 strain.
sulcus noun [C] uk / ËsÊl.kÉs / us / ËsÊl.kÉs / plural sulci / ËsÊl.saÉª / specialized âº a gap where the surface of a structure is folded, for example in the brain
calcarine sulcus a sulcus of the medial surface of the occipital lobe, separating the cuneus from the lingual gyrus. central sulcus fissure of Rolando. cerebral sulci the furrows on the surface of the brain between the gyri (see gyrus).