Inbred Strains
of Rats: BP
Inbr. F58+.
Colour: Black Irish hooded.
Genet: a, hi .
Origin: Prof. Sekla. Strain selected for resistance to Walker 256 tumour.
Characteristics
Low fertility. Adult spleen cells highly effective in indiction of GVH
reaction in newborn, but newborn resistant to GVH reaction. Strain carries
unusual array of genetic markers (
Festing
and Bender 1984)
Festing
M. F. W. and Bender K. (1984) Genetic relationships between inbred strains
of rats. An analysis based on genetic markers at 28 biochemical loci.
Genet. Res. 44, 271-281.
INBRED STRAINS OF RATS
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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