The strains listed below are available for sale from the Animal Resources Centre. Other customer-specific lines are also maintained, some of which may be available with permission from the owner.
Contact orders@arc.wa.gov.au for details.
Strains marked with an asterisk (*) are produced under a propagation agreement with The Jackson Laboratory. These mice are sold subject to The Jackson Laboratory’s Conditions of Use and also the Australian Patent Number (2004268530). Information regarding conditions of use is available at: http://jaxmice.jax.org/cou/index.html. This information is included in the ‘Strain Information’ section for each substrain derived from pedigreed stocks from The Jackson Laboratory.
Additional Information
For other strains at ARC: http://www.arc.wa.gov.au/?page_id=78
For other strains in Australia: http://pb.apf.edu.au/phenbank/homePage.html
Other useful websites:
www.informatics.jax.org/mgihome/nomen/ www.informatics.jax.org/external/festing/search_form.cgi
Coat colour genes: Tyrc (albino), Tyrp1b (brown), A (agouti), a (non-agouti), Myo5ad (dilute).
Other genes of interest: Cdh23ahl (age related hearing loss), Pde6brd1 (retinal degeneration 1).
Please contact the Animal Resources Centre if you require a strain that is not listed or if you require information on international strain availability.
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Outbred Mice |
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| Arc:Arc(S) (Swiss) | |||||||||
Inbred Mice |
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| SJL/JArc * | CBA/CaHArc | ||||||||
| A/JArc | NOD/ShiLtJArc * | ||||||||
| BALB/cArc | DBA/2JArc * | ||||||||
| C3H/HeJArc * | FVB/NJArc * | ||||||||
| C57BL/6JArc * | |||||||||
| C57BL/10ScSnArc | |||||||||
Congenic Mice |
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| Strain Name |
Common Name |
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| B6.SJL-Ptprca Pepcb /BoyJArc |
Ptp |
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| B10.BR-H2k2 H2-T18a/SgSnJArc |
B10BR * |
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| B6.A-Dysfprmd/GeneJArc |
BLA/J |
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Mutant Mice |
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| Strain Name | Common Name | ||||||||
| BALB/c-Foxn1nu/Arc | athymic nude | ||||||||
| C57BL/10ScSn-Dmdmdx/Arc | mdx (X-linked) | ||||||||
| C.B-17/IcrHanHsdArcPrkdcscid | SCID | ||||||||
| NOD.CB17-Prkdcscid/Arc | NOD/SCID | ||||||||
F1 Hybrid Mice |
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| B6D2F1 | CBB6F1 | ||||||||
| Other hybrid strains available on request | |||||||||
Induced Mutant Mice |
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| B6.129P2-Apoetm1Unc/JArc | Apoe * | ||||||||
| N10 KO [B6.129S7-Rag1tm1Mom/ARC | Rag1 -/- N10 | ||||||||
Additional Information |
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| For other strains in Australia: http://pb.apf.edu.au/phenbank/welcome.html and www.informatics.jax.org/mgihome/nomen/ | |||||||||
| For other information: www.informatics.jax.org/external/festing/search_form.cgi | |||||||||
Coat colour genes: Tyrc (albino), Tyrp1b (brown), A (agouti), a (non-agouti), Myo5ad (dilute).
Other genes of interest: Cdh23ahl (age related hearing loss), Pde6brd1 (retinal degeneration 1)
Rats |
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Outbred Rats |
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| Strain Name | Common Name | |
| ArcCrl:CD(SD)IGS | SD (Sprague Dawley) | |
| ArcCrl:WI
Long Evans |
Wistar
ArcSim:LE (Long Evans) |
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Inbred Rats |
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| Strain Name | Common Name | |
| BN/RijHsdArc | BN (Brown Norway) | |
| DA/Arc | DA (Dark agouti) | |
| F344/Arc | F344 (Fisher 344) | |
| LEW/CrlArc | Lewis | |
| PVG/CArc | PVG (Piebald Virology Glaxo) | |
| SHR/NCrlArc | SHR (Spontaneous hypertensive rats) | |
| WKY/NCrlArc | WKY (Wistar-Kyoto) | |
Mutant Rats |
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| Strain Name | Common Name | |
| CBH–rnu/Arc | athymic nude | |
| LPK | Lewis polycystic kidney | |
The corresponding strain information is provided in a standard format for easy reference. Information on animal characteristics, usage and historical origin has been obtained from: “NIH Rodents 1980 Catalogue”; The Jackson Laboratory website (www.jax.org); “Inbred Strains in Biomedical Research” (Michael Festing 1979) and “Origins and Characteristics of Inbred Strains of Mice” (Michael Festing, Mouse Genome 89(3), 421-548, 1991).
Disclaimer
The strain information presented in this manual is derived from published information. The Animal Resources Authority accepts no responsibility for the authenticity of the published information.
