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Inbr (Or) 20. Albino c. Origin: From outbred "SENCAR" mice produced by Boutwell (1964) using Rockland-derived mice from A.Sutter, Springfield Mo. Selected for skin tumors following initiation by DMBA and promotion with croton oil. Later crossed with outbred CD-1 mice. To McArdale Lab. for Cancer Research, to Oak Ridge. Inbred by Sloga in 1979 with further selection to F9 for skin tumors following treatment with DMBA and TPA. Maint. by Or.

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Boutwell R. K. (1964) Some biological aspects of skin carcinogenesis. Prog. Exp. Tumor Res. 4, 207-250.

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INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester, UK