Table 17-1. MEANS AND STANDARD ERRORS OF MEANS FOR ERYTHROCYTE
CHARACTERISTICS OF 18 INBRED STRAINS.a (After Russell et al., 1951, with permission
of the authors and of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
 )


            Hematocrit      Mean cell      Hemoglobin,      Hemoglobin,      Reticulocytes,  
       RBCb      percentage      volume μ3      g/100 cc blood      g/cc cells      per cent  
Strain      (mean and S.E.)      (mean and S.E.)      (mean and S.E.)      (mean and S.E.)      (mean)      (mean)  

A/J   9.42   +/- 0.28   42.5   +/- 0.4   45.1   +/- 1.4   12.9   +/- 0.2   0.30   3.5  
A/HeJ   9.48   +/- 0.18   42.5   +/- 0.5   44.8   +/- 1.0   12.7   +/- 0.2   0.30   2.9  
AKR/J   9.38   +/- 0.24   45.6   +/- 1.0   48.5   +/- 1.6   13.9   +/- 0.2   0.30   2.3  
BALB/cAnJ   10.14   +/- 0.15   46.5   +/- 0.8   45.9   +/- 1.1   14.5   +/- 0.2   0.31   3.3  
BALB/cJ   10.51   +/- 0.16   48.0   +/- 0.7   45.7   +/- 1.0   15.0   +/- 0.2   0.31   2.9  
CBA/J   10.04   +/- 0.27   45.0   +/- 1.3   44.8   +/- 1.8   13.5   +/- 0.2   0.31   2.6  
C3H/J   8.79   +/- 0.24   39.5   +/- 0.7   44.9   +/- 1.4   12.2   +/- 0.4   0.31   2.8  
C3H/ScJ   9.63   +/- 0.26   43.0   +/- 1.0   44.7   +/- 1.6   13.2   +/- 0.3   0.30   2.2  
C57BL/6pJ   9.70   +/- 0.15   43.4   +/- 0.8   44.7   +/- 1.0   13.0   +/- 0.3   0.30   2.5  
C57BL/6J   9.66   +/- 0.09   44.0   +/- 0.4   45.5   +/- 0.6   13.3   +/- 0.2   0.30   2.6  
C57BL/cdJ   10.54   +/- 0.17   50.0   +/- 0.5   47.4   +/- 0.9   14.6   +/- 0.2   0.29   2.4  
C57BL/HeJ   9.82 * +/- 0.20   50.6 * +/- 0.5   51.5 * +/- 1.1   14.9   +/- 0.2   0.29   2.6  
DBA/1J   10.52 * +/- 0.27   43.8 * +/- 0.6   41.6 * +/- 1.2   13.2   +/- 0.2   0.30   1.5  
DBA/WaJ   9.93   +/- 0.27   43.0   +/- 0.6   43.3   +/- 1.1   12.5   +/- 0.2   0.29   2.6  
DBA/2J   10.30   +/- 0.25   42.6   +/- 0.5   41.4   +/- 1.1   12.7   +/- 0.1   0.30   3.1  
I/J   10.27   +/- 0.27   46.8   +/- 0.7   45.6   +/- 1.5   13.5   +/- 0.1   0.29   2.4  
RIII/J   9.63   +/- 0.25   44.5   +/- 0.6   46.2   +/- 1.3   13.7   +/- 0.2   0.31   2.8  
ST/J   9.88 * +/- 0.19   44.1 * +/- 1.1   44.6 * +/- 1.4   12.1   +/- 0.2   0.31   2.1  

aAll means are based on 10 animals, except that those marked * are based on 20 animals.
bRed blood count in millions per cubic millimeter.

Russell, E.S., E.F. Neufeld, and C.T. Higgins. 1951. Comparison of normal blood picture of young adults from 18 inbred strains of mice. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 78: 761-766.
See also MGI.