Inbred Strains
of Rats: THA
Inbr. F27.
Colour: Albino.
Genet. c.
Origin: Developed from Jcl-Wistar stock by inbreeding with selection for
a high rate of electric shock avoidance by lever pressing. The strain
has good learning performance not only in the Sidman avoidance task, but
also in two other tasks when compared with the Jcl-Wistar stock, though
the sensitivity of the strain to electric shocks or heat stress was less
(Shigeta et al 1990).
Shigeta
S., Miyake K., Misawa T., Aikawa H., Yoshida T., and Katoh H. (1990) A
new inbred rat strain "THA". Rat News Lett. 23, 9-11.
INBRED STRAINS OF RATS
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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