Inbred Strains
of Rats: MLCS
Inbr. F?+N8.
Colour: Albino.
Genet. c.
Origin: From a cross between MHS and MNS followed by backcrossing to MNS
with selection for low calpastatin activity.
Characteristics
Has normal blood pressure and low calpastatin activity, and is proposed
as a model for the study of the calpain-calpastatin system (
Soldati et al, 1995)
Soldati
L. P., Barber B. R., Salardi S., Molinari I., and Bianchi G. (1995) A
new rat model for studying the calpain-calpastatin system. Lab. Anim.
29, 420-426.
INBRED STRAINS OF RATS
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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