Inbred Strains
of Mice: HRA
Inbr (Skh) F30N11. Albino and pigmented (thought to be
a,b,c or
C,hr). Origin: PD Forbes by backcrossing outbred pigmented mice
to the HRA/Skh strain (F?+30, homozygous for hr) with selection for both
pigmented and albino hairless offspring. Strain homozygous for the
hr
gene. Comparative immune responses of HRA/Skh described by Smith et al
(
1982).
Smith S.
M., Forbes P. D., and Linna T. J. (1982) Immune responses in nonhaired
mice. Int. Arch. Allergy Appl. Immunol. 67, 254.
INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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