Inbred Strains
of Mice: AE
Inbr (Nctr) 80. Pink-eyed fawn:
ae,b,d,p,se.
Origin: Two litters of stock 3H-220 from Hollander, Iowa to Inst. Cancer
Research, PA in 1962 at about F3. To Nctr in 1972. Caesarian-derived and
fostered to C3Hf in 1980. Markedly lower electroconvulsive thresholds
without increased susceptibility to seizures induced by pentylenetetrazol.
Low responsiveness to phenobarbital and valproic acid. Possibly useful
for epilepsy research (
Loscher et al 1986)
Maint. by Nctr
Loscher
W., Czuczwar S. J., and Wolff G. L. (1986) AE mice-an inbred mouse strain
with interesting features for epilepsy research. Epilepsia 27,
657-664.
INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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