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http://www.microrna.org

Database of microRNA target predictions and expression profiles. Target predictions are based on a development of the miRanda algorithm which incorporates current biological knowledge on target rules and on the use of an up-to-date compendium of mammalian microRNAs. MicroRNA expression profiles are derived from a comprehensive sequencing project of a large set of mammalian tissues and cell lines of normal and disease origin. This website enables users to explore: * The set of genes that are potentially regulated by a particular microRNA. * The implied cooperativity of multiple microRNAs on a particular mRNA. * MicroRNA expression profiles in various mammalian tissues. The web resource provides users with functional information about the growing number of microRNAs and their interaction with target genes in many species and facilitates novel discoveries in microRNA gene regulation. The microRNA Target Detection Software, miRanda, is an algorithm for finding genomic targets for microRNAs. This algorithm has been written in C and is available as an open-source method under the GPL., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

Proper citation: microRNA.org (RRID:SCR_006997) Copy   

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http://scicrunch.org/resources

Portal providing identifiers for Antibodies, Model Organisms, and Tools (software, databases, services) created in support of the Resource Identification Initiative, which aims to promote research resource identification, discovery, and reuse. The portal offers a central location for obtaining and exploring Research Resource Identifiers (RRIDs) - persistent and unique identifiers for referencing a research resource. A critical goal of the RII is the widespread adoption of RRIDs to cite resources in the biomedical literature and other places that reference their generation or use. RRIDs use established community identifiers where they exist, and are cross-referenced in their system where more than one identifier exists for a single resource.

Proper citation: Resource Identification Portal (RRID:SCR_004098) Copy   

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http://bluebrain.epfl.ch/

A Swiss-led project with the aim of reverse engineering the mammalian brain and achieving a complete virtual human brain. The researchers have demonstrated the validity of their method by developing a realistic model of a rat cortical column, consisting of about 10,000 neurons. The eventual goal is to simulate systems of millions and hundreds of millions of neurons. The virtual brain will be an exceptional tool giving neuroscientists a new understanding of the brain and a better understanding of neurological diseases. In five years of work, Henry Markram's team has perfected a facility that can create realistic models of one of the brain's essential building blocks. This process is entirely data driven and essentially automatically executed on the supercomputer. Meanwhile the generated models show a behavior already observed in years of neuroscientific experiments. These models will be basic building blocks for larger scale models leading towards a complete virtual brain.

Proper citation: Blue Brain Project (RRID:SCR_002994) Copy   

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https://github.com/Sethupathy-Lab/miRquant

Software tool for accurate annotation and quantification of microRNAs and their isomiRs from small RNA-sequencing data. Provides information on quality of sequencing data, genome mapping statistics, abundance of other types of small RNAs such as tDRs and yDRs, prevalence of post transcriptional modifications.

Proper citation: miRquant (RRID:SCR_017261) Copy   

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http://rgd.mcw.edu/rgdCuration/?module=portal&func=show&name=nuro

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on May 12,2023. Portal that provides researchers with easy access to data on rat genes, QTLs, strain models, biological processes and pathways related to neurological diseases. This resource also includes dynamic data analysis tools.

Proper citation: Rat Genome Database: Neurological Disease Portal (RRID:SCR_008685) Copy   

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http://brainarray.mbni.med.umich.edu/Brainarray/Database/ProbeMatchDB/ncbi_probmatch_para_step1.asp

Matches a list of microarray probes across different microrarray platforms (GeneChip, EST from different vendors, Operon Oligos) and species (human, mouse and rat), based on NCBI UniGene and HomoloGene. The capability to match protein sequence IDs has just been added to facilitate proteomic studies. The ProbeMatchDB is mainly used for the design of verification experiments or comparing the microarray results from different platforms. It can be used for finding equivalent EST clones in the Research Genetics sequence verified clone set based on results from Affymetirx GeneChips. It will also help to identify probes representing orthologous genes across human, mouse and rat on different microarray platforms.

Proper citation: ProbeMatchDB 2.0 (RRID:SCR_003433) Copy   

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http://synapses.clm.utexas.edu

A portal into the 3D ultrastructure of the brain providing: Anatomy of astrocytes, axons, dendrites, hippocampus, organelles, synapses; procedures of 3D reconstruction and tissue preparation; as well as an atlas of ultrastructural neurocytology (by Josef Spacek), online aligned images, and reconstructed dendrites. Synapse Web hosts an ultrastructural atlas containing more than 500 electron micrographs (added to regularly) that identify unique ultrastructural and cellular components throughout the brain. Additionally, Synapse Web has raw images, reconstructions, and quantitative data along with tutorial instructions and numerous tools for investigating the functional structure of objects that have been serial thin sectioned for electron microscopy.

Proper citation: Synapse Web (RRID:SCR_003577) Copy   

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http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/DrugDevelopmentToolsQualificationProgram/UCM294644.pdf

Serum / plasma biomarkers, Cardiac troponins T (cTnT) and I (cTnI), in safety assessment studies for rats, dogs, and monkeys are qualified biomarkers for the following contexts of use: # When there is previous indication of cardiac structural damage with a particular drug, cardiac troponin testing can help estimate a lowest toxic dose or a highest non-toxic dose to help choose doses for human testing. In this case, cardiac troponins may serve as a clinical chemistry correlate to the histology. For example, in a safety assessment study, lower doses without increases in cardiac troponins may be used to support a no observed effect level (NOEL) identified by histology. # When there is known cardiac structural damage with a particular pharmacologic class of a drug and histopathologic analyses do not reveal structural damage, circulating cardiac troponins may be used to support or refute the inference of low cardiotoxic potential. # When unexpected cardiac structural toxicity is found in a nonclinical study, the retroactive (reflex) examination of serum or plasma from that study for cardiac troponins can be used to help determine a no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) or lowest observed adverse effect level (LOAEL). The results of this testing may support inclusion of cardiac troponin testing in subsequent safety assessment studies.

Proper citation: O'Brien Reagan York and Jacobsen Drug-induced Cardiotoxicity Biomarkers (RRID:SCR_003717) Copy   

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http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/DrugDevelopmentToolsQualificationProgram/UCM285010.pdf

Urinary kidney biomarkers, Clusterin and Renal Papillary Antigen-1 (RPA-1), that sponsors may use to determine more conservative NOAELs for estimating starting doses in the initial human clinical trial of a drug that displays nonclinical nephrotoxicity as determined by histopathology. When tested with a limited number of nephrotoxic compounds, the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analyses showed that urinary clusterin and renal papillary antigen-1 (RPA-1) have better sensitivity and specificity than BUN and creatinine for the detection of specific kidney pathologies in male rats. Clusterin and RPA-1 provide additional and complementary information to BUN, serum creatinine (sCr), and histopathology for the detection of acute drug-induced nephrotoxicity in safety assessment studies.

Proper citation: ILSI HESI Drug-induced Nephrotoxicity Biomarkers (RRID:SCR_003716) Copy   

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http://www.informatics.jax.org/searches/MP_form.shtml

Community ontology to provide standard terms for annotating mammalian phenotypic data. It has a hierarchical structure that permits a range of detail from high-level, broadly descriptive terms to very low-level, highly specific terms. This range is useful for annotating phenotypic data to the level of detail known and for searching for this information using either broad or specific terms as search criteria. Your input is welcome.

Proper citation: MPO (RRID:SCR_004855) Copy   

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http://profiles.utsouthwestern.edu/profile/18453/franklin-hamra.html

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 18,2023. Stock center of Knockout and Transgenic Rats at UT Southwestern in Dallas.

Proper citation: Sperm Stem Cell Libraries for Biological Research (RRID:SCR_014189) Copy   

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http://actimetrics.com/products/clocklab/

Point and click program used to quickly analyse circadian activity data using algorithms and embedded controls to make every graph interactive and useful for data analysis. The analysis program has been used for a variety of species including mice, hamsters, rats, sheep, Drosophila, and humans. This program has three separate applications: one for data collection, one for analysis, and a chamber control program.

Proper citation: Clocklab (RRID:SCR_014309) Copy   

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https://github.com/scimemia/M-Track

Source code that allows users to simultaneously track the movement of individual paws during spontaneous grooming episodes and walking in multiple freely-behaving mice/rats. This toolbox provides a simple platform to perform trajectory analysis of paw movement.

Proper citation: M-Track (RRID:SCR_015865) Copy   

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http://www-personal.umich.edu/~brdsmith/Research.html

Data set of image collections and movies including Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Embryos, Human Embryo Imaging, MRI of Cardiovascular Development, and Live Embryo Imaging. Individual MRI slice images, three-dimensional images, animations, stereo-pair animations, animations of organ systems, and photo-micrographs are included.

Proper citation: Brad Smith Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Embryos (RRID:SCR_006300) Copy   

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http://rgd.mcw.edu

Database for genetic, genomic, phenotype, and disease data generated from rat research. Centralized database that collects, manages, and distributes data generated from rat genetic and genomic research and makes these data available to scientific community. Curation of mapped positions for quantitative trait loci, known mutations and other phenotypic data is provided. Facilitates investigators research efforts by providing tools to search, mine, and analyze this data. Strain reports include description of strain origin, disease, phenotype, genetics, immunology, behavior with links to related genes, QTLs, sub-strains, and strain sources.

Proper citation: Rat Genome Database (RGD) (RRID:SCR_006444) Copy   

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http://ctdbase.org/

A public database that enhances understanding of the effects of environmental chemicals on human health. Integrated GO data and a GO browser add functionality to CTD by allowing users to understand biological functions, processes and cellular locations that are the targets of chemical exposures. CTD includes curated data describing cross-species chemical–gene/protein interactions, chemical–disease and gene–disease associations to illuminate molecular mechanisms underlying variable susceptibility and environmentally influenced diseases. These data will also provide insights into complex chemical–gene and protein interaction networks.

Proper citation: Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD) (RRID:SCR_006530) Copy   

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https://madb.nci.nih.gov/

Microarray data management and analysis system for NCI / Center for Cancer Research scientists / collaborators. Data is secured and backed up on a regular basis, and investigators can authorize levels of access privileges to their projects, allowing data privacy while still enabling data sharing with collaborators.

Proper citation: mAdb (RRID:SCR_006677) Copy   

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http://brainmaps.org

An interactive multiresolution brain atlas that is based on over 20 million megapixels of sub-micron resolution, annotated, scanned images of serial sections of both primate and non-primate brains and integrated with a high-speed database for querying and retrieving data about brain structure and function. Currently featured are complete brain atlas datasets for various species, including Macaca mulatta, Chlorocebus aethiops, Felis catus, Mus musculus, Rattus norvegicus, Tyto alba and many other vertebrates. BrainMaps is currently accepting histochemical, immunocytochemical, and tracer connectivity data, preferably whole-brain. In addition, they are interested in EM, MRI, and DTI data.

Proper citation: BrainMaps.org (RRID:SCR_006878) Copy   

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http://www.webgestalt.org/

Web based gene set analysis toolkit designed for functional genomic, proteomic, and large-scale genetic studies from which large number of gene lists (e.g. differentially expressed gene sets, co-expressed gene sets etc) are continuously generated. WebGestalt incorporates information from different public resources and provides a way for biologists to make sense out of gene lists. This version of WebGestalt supports eight organisms, including human, mouse, rat, worm, fly, yeast, dog, and zebrafish.

Proper citation: WebGestalt: WEB-based GEne SeT AnaLysis Toolkit (RRID:SCR_006786) Copy   

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http://krasnow1.gmu.edu/cn3/hippocampus3d/

Data files for a high resolution three dimensional (3D) structure of the rat hippocampus reconstructed from histological sections. The data files (supplementary data for Ropireddy et al., Neurosci., 2012 Mar 15;205:91-111) are being shared on the Windows Live cloud space provided by Microsoft. Downloadable data files include the Nissl histological images, the hippocampus layer tracings that can be visualized alone or superimposed to the corresponding Nissl images, the voxel database coordinates, and the surface rendering VRML files. * Hippocampus Nissl Images: The high resolution histological Nissl images obtained at 16 micrometer inter-slice distance for the Long-Evans rat hippocampus can be downloaded or directly viewed in a browser. This dataset consists of 230 jpeg images that cover the hippocampus from rostral to caudal poles. This image dataset is uploaded in seven parts as rar files. * Hippocampus Layer Tracings: The seven hippocampus layers ''ML, ''GC'', ''HILUS'' in DG and ''LM'', ''RAD'', ''PC'', ''OR'' in CA were segmented (traced) using the Reconstruct tool which can be downloaded from Synapse web. This tool outputs all the tracings for each image in XML format. The XML tracing files for all these seven layers for each of the above Nissl images are zipped into one file and can be downloaded. * Hippocampus VoxelDB: The 3D hippocampus reconstructed is volumetrically transformed into 16 micrometer sized voxels for all the seven layers. Each voxel is reported according to multiple coordinate systems, namely in Cartesian, along the natural hippocampal dimensions, and in reference to the canonical brain planes. The voxel database file is created in ascii format. The single voxel database file was split into three rar archive files. Please note that the three rar archive files should be downloaded and decompressed in a single directory in order to obtain the single voxel data file (Hippocampus-VoxelDB.txt). * 3D Surface Renderings: This is a rar archive file with a single VRML file containing the surface rendering of DG and CA layers. This VRML file can be opened and visualized in any VRML viewer, e.g. the open source software view3dscene. * 3D Hippocampus Movie: This movie contains visualization of the 3D surface renderings of CA (blue) and DG (red) inner and outer boundaries; neuronal embeddings of DG granule and CA pyramidal dendritic arbors; potential synapses between CA3b interneuron axon and pyramidal dendrite, and between CA2 pyramidal axon and CA pyramidal dendrites.

Proper citation: Hippocampus 3D Model (RRID:SCR_005083) Copy   

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