Inbred Strains
of Rats: AD
Inbr. F20 (1987).
Colour: Albino.
Genet.a, B, c, h.
Origin: Selected from the NAR outbred stock carrying a Mendelian recessive
gene (alb), linked to the hooded locus, causing analbuminemia.
The mutant is characterised by very low levels of serum albumin and hyperlipidemia.
The inbred strains have high levels of serum cholesterol and triglycerides
(Shumiya et al 1987).
Shumiya
S., Ando S., Kon K., and Nagase S. (1987) Establishment of five analbuminemic
inbred rat strains. Exp. Animals (Japan) 36, 415-422.
INBRED STRAINS OF RATS
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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