Inbred Strains
of Rats: TS1
Inbr. F51 (Har, 1988).
Colour: Agouti, with white on ventral surface,
Genet. A, hi.
Origin: Harrington, from stock selected by Tryon in 1929 for good maze
learning performance (Harrington 1981).
Although TMB and TS1 are derived from the same outbred stock, they were
inbred independently and should be regarded as different inbred strains
(Festing 1979b).
Characteristics
Low open field activity (12/12) (
Harrington 1972),
low wheel activity in males (10/12) (
Harrington
1971b). See also Harrington (1979a-i).
Festing M. F.
W. (1979b) Inbred strains in biomedical research, 1st ed. Macmillan
Press, London, Basingstoke.
Harrington
G. M. (1971b) Strain differences in rotating wheel activity of the rat.
Psychon. Sci. 23, 363-364.
Harrington
G. M. (1972) Strain differences in open-field behavior of the rat. Psychon.
Sci. 27, 51-53.
Harrington
G. M. (1981) The Har strains of rats: Origins and characteristics. Behav.
Genet. 11, 445-467.
INBRED STRAINS OF RATS
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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