Inbred Strains
of Rats: A990
Inbr. F122 (1988).
Colour: Agouti or non-agouti hooded.
Genet. A or a, C, h.
Origin: Curtiss 1921 at Columbia University Institute for Cancer Research.
Characterisitcs
Resistant to Cysticercus. Susceptible to oestrogen-induced mammary
and adrenal tumours. Good reproduction. High open-field defaecation (2/12,
males, 3/12 females) and low ambulation (11/12), Harrington (1972).
Low wheel activity (12/12) (Harrington 1971b).
Agressive towards handlers (Harrington 1981).
Harrington
G. M. (1971b) Strain differences in rotating wheel activity of the rat.
Psychon. Sci. 23, 363-364.
Harrington
G. M. (1972) Strain differences in open-field behavior of the rat. Psychon.
Sci. 27, 51-53.
Harrington
G. M. (1981) The Har strains of rats: Origins and characteristics. Behav.
Genet. 11, 445-467.
INBRED STRAINS OF RATS
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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