SCGE ID13000000009
NameBALB/c mouse
Official NameBALB/cJ
AliasC, BALB, BALB/c
SpeciesMouse
TypeAnimal
DescriptionBALB/cJ is a commonly used inbred. Key traits include 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).

SourceThe Jackson Laboratory
RRIDRRID:IMSR_JAX:000651

Publication Title
Engineered amphiphilic peptides enable delivery of proteins and CRISPR-associated nucleases to airway epithelia. NCBI

This Model System: BALB/c mouse is being used ...
Project Initiative Contact PI
Delivery Systems Initiative Paul B McCray, Jr, MD
(University of Iowa)
NIH Report