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
(December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) The Sulcus sign is an orthopedic evaluation test for glenohumeral instability of the shoulder. With the arm straight and relaxed to the side of the patient, the elbow is grasped and traction is applied in an inferior direction. With excessive inferior translation, a depression occurs just below the acromion. The appearance of this sulcus is a positive sign.