Strain: C57Black 6 (C57BL6)

Gender: Male

C57BL/6  is the most widely used inbred mouse strain used in research. These mice are used in a wide variety of areas including but not limited to; cardiovascular biology, developmental biology, diabetes and obesity, genetics, immunology, neurobiology and sensorineural research.

The Mouse Brain Atlas has been developed to analyze preclinical imaging data (MRI, PET, SPECT and CT) along with a GUI that facilitates registration and segmentation.  High resolution MRI anatomical scans were collected in adult, male mice and used as the basis for making tracings on each slice.  The atlas constitutes of 75 equidistant axial slices of 220 microns in thickness; 140 regions of interest are identified and grouped into several major regions of the brain.

The Atlas Includes:

• Nifti (nii)/Stimulate(sdt/spr) format template image files.
• 3D (Vtk) surface models of all 140 ROIs and brain shell.
• Brain atlas drawings in pdf/png format for reference.
• EVA: Ekam Visualization and Analysis GUI for registration and segmentation