Inbred Strains
of Mice: RB
Inbr (Bg) 45. Albino;
c. Origin: Swiss albino stock from dealer
selected for high incidence of audiogenic seizures (
Frings and Frings 1953). Susceptible to audiogenic seizures.
Inbred since 1959. Maintained by Bg.
RB/2
Inbr (Bg) 55. Albino;
c. Origin: as for RB/1, but selected for
resistance to audiogenic seizures. Maintained by Bg.
Frings
H. and Frings M. (1953) The production of stocks of albino mice with predictable
susceptibilities to audiogenic seizures. Behav. 5, 305-319.
INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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