Inbred Strains
of Mice: SS
Inbr. 86. Albino:
A,B,c. Origin: Japanese laboratory mice from
a dealer (Umemori) in 1963. Inbred by S.Nishida.
Characteristics
Good reproductive performance. Homogeneous reaction to
Staph. aureus
E 46Y, and high incidence of diabetes after alloxan. Good reproductive
performance, good nursing (
Tajima, 1968).
Tajima Y. (1968) Stansardized
nomenclature for inbred strains of mice. Experimental animals in cancer
research. Japanese Cancer Association Gann Monograph 5,
123-128.
INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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