PHL

Inbr: F97 (We). Genet: a^t, b, In. Origin: Same as PHH, selected for low blood pH.

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Characteristics

Blood pH 7.43 _ 0.004, blood lactic acid 5.4 _ 0.3 mol/ml, CO₂ output 5.90 _ 0.03 mg h^-1 g^-1 body weight, sex ratio 41.8 _ 0.93% males. Overall fertility high. (Weir, 1962).

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Weir J. A. (1962) Hereditary and environmental influences on the sex ratio of PHH and PHL mice. Genetics 47, 881-897.

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