ORIGIN
SCID mice possess a genetic autosomal recessive mutation (scid). Discovered in 1980 by Bosma in C.B-17/Icr mice at Fox Chase Cancer Center. SCID mice show a severe combined immunodeficiency affecting both B and T lymphocytes. They have normal NK cells, macrophages, and granulocytes. To Charles River in 1991 from an Iffa Credo foundation colony.
STRAIN CODE 236
COAT COLOR White (albino)
RESEARCH APPLICATION
tumor biology and xenograft research
BREEDING LOCATION
US, Canada, France, Germany, UK
ORDERING INFORMATION
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