Inbred Mice

BALB/cJAusb

Origin – Imported from The Jackson Laboratory in 2013 and 2022.
Common name/s – BALB/cJ
Colour – White
Haplotype H2K – d
Conditions of use – These mice are sold subject to The Jackson Laboratory’s Conditions of Use and also the Australian Patent Number 2004268530.

C57BL/6JAusb

Origin – Imported from The Jackson Laboratory in 2011. A refreshment colony was imported in 2014, 2017, and 2022.
Common name/s – C57BL/6J
Colour – Black
Haplotype H2K – b
Congenital abnormalities – Micropthalmia, corneal opacities, hydrocephalus, imperforate vagina and mucometra.
Special characteristics – Develop diet induced obesity, hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. Mice fed an artherogenic diet develop atheroschlerosis. Mice develop progressive hearing loss late in life and are susceptible to noise-induced hearing loss.
Conditions of use – These mice are sold subject to The Jackson Laboratory’s Conditions of Use and also the Australian Patent Number 2004268530.

FVB/nJAusb

Origin – Imported from The Jackson Laboratory in 2011, refreshment colony imported 2014, 2016, and 2022.
Common name/s – FBV/n
Colour – White
Haplotype H2K – q
Special characteristics – Commonly used for microinjection to generate transgenic lines.
Conditions of use – These mice are sold subject to The Jackson Laboratory’s Conditions of Use and also the Australian Patent Number 2004268530.