Inbred Strains
of Mice: NC
Inbr: F112 (Nga). Cinnamon. Genet:
A, b, C, D, S. Origin: K. Kondo,
from Japanese fancy mice (Nishiki-Nezumi).
Characteristics
Leukocyte count 2.95 x 10
3/ml, erythrocyte count 9.06 x 10
6/ml,
haematocrit 50, haemoglobin 19 g/100 ml. Liver and kidney esterase like
DBA/2. Susceptible to X-irradiation; LD
50/30 547 R (
Tajima,
1968). Highly susceptible to anaphylactic shock from ovalbumin (cf.
2/13) (
Tanioka and Esaki, 1971).
Tajima Y. (1968) Stansardized
nomenclature for inbred strains of mice. Experimental animals in cancer
research. Japanese Cancer Association Gann Monograph 5,
123-128.
Tanioka
Y. and Esaki K. (1971) Strain differences in mortality of anaphylactic
shock in mice-challenging by intravenous injection. Exp. Animals (Japan)
20, 127-130.
INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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