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History of the Ambystoma Genetic Stock Center

The Ambystoma Genetic Stock Center is a self-sustaining, breeding colony of the Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) that receives financial support (P40-OD019794) from the Office of the Director at the National Institutes of Health and is located in the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky. The AGSC is a genetic stock center dedicated to the supply of genetically well-characterized axolotl embryos, larvae, and adults to laboratories and classrooms throughout the United States and abroad.