Table 3.

Germline Transmission of the HCV by HCV+F1 Mice

Parent Produced litters HCV+ pups/total no. of pups Percent germline transmission
MALE MEIOSIS
F1 m 11/101/23/93/63/7
F1 m 26/82/51/91/85/104/94/41/3
F1 m 31/80/101/10/50/30/7
F1 m 42/62/73/60/131%
F1 m 51/1
F1 m 68/123/74/82/52/51/70/2
F1 m 70/1
F1 m 80/71/40/20/21/61/32/30/6
FEMALE MEIOSIS
F1 f 16/97/133/94/76/145/157/136/172/5
F1 f 23/92/96/113/115/117/133/115/12
F1 f 32/81/90/100/121/112/91/14
F1 f 42/83/102/122/111/73/76/135/1335%
F1 f 55/86/115/124/136/126/116/112/8
F1 f 62/102/106/114/103/116/11
F1 f 71/72/95/112/22/65/12

[i] The produced litters of eight male HCV+ mice and seven female HCV+ mice when mated with C57BL/6 mice are shown.