RB/1

Inbr (Bg) 45. Albino; c. Origin: Swiss albino stock from dealer selected for high incidence of audiogenic seizures (Frings and Frings 1953). Susceptible to audiogenic seizures. Inbred since 1959. Maintained by Bg.

RB/2

Inbr (Bg) 55. Albino; c. Origin: as for RB/1, but selected for resistance to audiogenic seizures. Maintained by Bg.

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Frings H. and Frings M. (1953) The production of stocks of albino mice with predictable susceptibilities to audiogenic seizures. Behav. 5, 305-319.

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