Inbred Strains
of Mice: OUCW
Inbr: F45 +. Origin: As OUBW; at F
6 a chocolate and white male
was mated with a black and white littermate. From this pair a pair of
chocolate and white siblings was selected.
Characteristics
Average life-span: males 640, females 540 days. Average litter size 6;
increase in amount of lymphoid tissue, thymic enlargement common; hybrids
with NZB have enlarged abdominal lymph nodes (
Hall
and Simpson, 1975).
Hall W. H.
and Simpson L. 0 (1975) The origins of some hitherto undescribed inbred
mouse strains. Lab. Anim. 9, 139-142.
INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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