Inbred Strains
of Mice: SHM
Inbr: 35. Genet: +
/shm. Origin:
shm (shambling) mutation
arose in random-bred stock in March 1960. This strain descended
from (SHM/Gn x C57BL/6J) x C3HeB/FeJ (SHM/Gn discontinued at F35 in 1970).
Characteristics
Homozygotes have abnormal gait, small body size, phospholipidosis, sterility,
low viability (
Green, 1967).
Green E. L. (1967) Shambling,
a neurological mutant of the mouse. J. Hered. 58, 65-68.
INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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