MSUBL

Inbr. F23+.

Colour: Black.

Genet. a.

Origin: Dr. Stroyeva, Institute of Developmental Biology, Moscow from a cross of wild rats x MSU microphthalmic rats obtained from Dr Brouman, Montana State University. Selected for high incidence of microphthalmia (Borodin 1977).

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Characteristics

High incidence of microphthalmia and anophthalmia. High reactivity of adrenals to ACTH (1/4). Rokhlin et al (1971) reported on immunoglobulin allotypes.

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Borodin P. M. (1977) Strains. Rat News Lett. 1, 49. \par

Rokhlin O. V., Vengerova T. I., and Nezlin R. S. (1971) RL allotypes of light chains of rat immunoglobulins. Immunochemistry 8, 525-538. \par

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