Inbred Strains
of Mice: PHL
Inbr: F97 (We). Genet:
at, b, In.
Origin: Same as PHH, selected for low blood pH.
Characteristics
Blood pH 7.43 _ 0.004, blood lactic acid 5.4 _ 0.3 mol/ml, CO
2
output 5.90 _ 0.03 mg h
-1 g
-1 body weight, sex ratio
41.8 _ 0.93% males. Overall fertility high. (
Weir,
1962).
Weir J. A. (1962) Hereditary
and environmental influences on the sex ratio of PHH and PHL mice. Genetics
47, 881-897.
INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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