Inbred Strains
of Mice: NH
Inbr: F109 (Ao). Dilute spotted. Genet:
a, d, p, s. Origin: Strong,
from crosses involving CBA, N and JK.
Characteristics
Low tumour incidence; resistant to induction of leukaemia by Moloney virus
(1/9) (
Law, 1966b). Nodular hyperplasia and adrenal
adenomas in at least 10% of old mice; gonadectomy at 6 weeks enhances
adenomas; some obesity; breeding ceases at approximately 9 months.
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Law L. W. (1966b) Transmission
studies of a leukemogenic virus, MLV, in mice, in Conference on Murine
Leukemia (Rich M. A. and Moloney J. B., eds) National Cancer Institute
Monograph 22, .
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INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK