Inbred Strains
of Rats: SD
Inbr. F28 (Rij).
Colour: Albino.
Genet. c.
Origin: From Sprague-Dawley stock of an unknown source to Hoechst, Frankfurt.
To O. Haferkamp, University of Ulm, to ITRI-TNO Rijswijk, The Netherlands
in 1972 (van Hooft 1990). Note that other sublines of "SD" rats (including
SD/A, SD/Cpb, and SD/Waa) are known to differ among themselves, and from
this strain (Bender et al 1984, Festing and
Bender 1984).
Characteristics
Less sensitive to the induction of mammary tumours by DMBA than two samples
of outbred Sprague-Dawley rats; mean life-span 743_22 days (van Zwieten
et al 1984)
Festing
M. F. W. and Bender K. (1984) Genetic relationships between inbred strains
of rats. An analysis based on genetic markers at 28 biochemical loci.
Genet. Res. 44, 271-281.
INBRED STRAINS OF RATS
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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