Balb/c

eagle-i ID

Resource Type

Properties

1. Exchange facilitator

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2. Resource Description

   "BALB/cJ is a commonly used inbred. Key traits include a resistance to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), and a susceptibility to developing the demyelinating disease upon infection with Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus. The BALB/cJ substrain is susceptible to Listeria, all species of Leishmania, and several species of Trypanosoma, but is resistant to experimental allergic orchitis (EAO)."

3. Inventory Number

   Jax Stock Number: 000651

4. Related Disease

   cancer

5. Developed by

   Jackson Laboratory

6. Location

   Lisa Coussens Laboratory