Inbred Strains
of Rats: BC
Inbr. F95.
Colour: Agouti hooded,
Genet. A, h.
Origin: Hagadoorn, Holland to CPB in 1949 at F15. To Utrecht in 1973.
Characteristics
Susceptible to audiogenic seizures (
van Vliet 1977).
Pup survival is only about 20% due to inadequate maternal care resulting,
possibly, from susceptibility of the mother to disturbing environmental
stimuli (
Schiffelers and Timmermans,
1988)
Schiffelers
M. and Timmermans P. J. A. (1988) Role of dam and pups in the absence
of nursing in CPB-B rats (Rattue norvegicus). Behavioural Processes
16, 167-171.
van Vliet J. C. J. (1977)
Strains/stocks/mutants held. Rat News Lett. 1, 63-64.
INBRED STRAINS OF RATS
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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