Comparison of acute endotoxin-induced lesions in A/J and C57BL/6J mice.

doi:10.1093/jhered/89.6.525

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Comparison of acute endotoxin-induced lesions in A/J and C57BL/6J mice.

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

O'Malley J, Matesic L E, Zink M C, Strandberg J D, Mooney M L, De Maio A, Reeves R H

Abstract excerpt

Resistance to the action of endotoxin varies among inbred strains of mice, indicating that a component of this resistance has a genetic basis. Different responses to endotoxin that are characteristic of individual inbred strains represent phenotypes that can be used to genetically map the respons...

Topics

Animals
Endotoxins
Inflammation
Liver
Lung
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Phenotype
Species Specificity
Spleen

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