Inbred Strains
of Mice: BFM
Inbr 30 (Mpl). Light agouti colour with a light belly
A*,B,C,
where * indicates a variant allele. Origin: Wild mice trapped at Univ.
of Montpellier. It has never been crossed with laboratory mice
BFM/2
Inbr 15+24 (Ms). Light agouti colour with a light belly
A*,B,C,
where * indicates a variant allele. Origin: Wild mice trapped at Univ.
of Montpellier. It has never been crossed with laboratory mice. BFM/2Ms
was branched from the original BFM/2Mpl at F12-15 (
Bonhomme et al 1982). Inbred a further 24 generations by
Ms. Maint. by A.
Bonhomme
F., Britton-Davidian J., Catalan J., and Thaler L. (1982) New inbred strain:
BFM/2Mpl. Mouse N.L. 66, 71-72.
INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK