Inbred Strains
of Mice: AB
Inbr: 40 +. Genet:
c. Origin: Agnes Bluhm to Hertwig in 1934,
to Fortner in 1945, to Röhrer in 1949, to Jena in 1952. b x s inbreeding
started 1959.
Characteristics
35-54% leukaemia and reticulosarcomatosis in virgin females; 15-30% flbro-sarcoma
in virgins; moderate incidence of primary lung tumours in both sexes;
sensitive to casein-induced amyloidosis (
Staats,
1976); good vitality and fertility (Hg). High incidence of spontaneous
amyloidosis (
Zschiesche, 1972).
Staats J. (1976) Standardized
nomenclature for inbred strains of mice: Sixth listing. Cancer Res.
36, 4333-4377.
Zschiesche
W. (1972) Spontaneous amyloidosis of the mouse. Acta Pathol. Microbiol.
Scand. A 80 Suppl. 233, 135-140.
INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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