CC mice were bred by Dr. Klaus Schughart at the HZI, Braunschweig, Germany.

Note: Only one of 8 - 10 male samples was processed for RNA-seq (unilateral dissection of VMB). Luxembourg team also has 8 - 10 female samples. 16 to 20 complete brain hemispheres fixed in paraformaldehyde for 48 hours and then transferred to PBS with sodium azide (now stored at 4 degree Celsius at BT1, 7 ave des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch-sur-Alzette).

C57BL/6J, A/J, and DBA/2J were bred by University of Luxembourg.