DBA/2 Inbred Mice

Nomenclature:

• US Strain: DBA/2NHsd
• EU Strain: DBA/2OlaHsd, DBA/2JRccHsd

 DBA/2 Inbred Mice Origin

• DBA/2NHsd: Derived from a nucleus colony obtained from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
• DBA/2OlaHsd: Obtained by Laboratory Animals Centre from the Jackson Laboratories in 1959 and in 1972 by OLAC, now Harlan Laboratories.
• DBA/2JRccHsd:  Obtained by Harlan Laboratories, formerly RCC, from the Jackson Laboratories in 1974.

DBA/2 Inbred Mice Characteristics

• Coat: Dilute brown, non-agouti
• Litter average: 4.5
• Haplotype: H-2^d
• Dystrophic myocardial calcinosis

DBA/2 Inbred Mice Research Use

• Progressive hearing loss
• Audiogenic seizures

Harlan Laboratories Production

• We maintain on  Teklad Global Diet 2018S within maximum security production facilities.