Inbred Strains
of Rats: WKA
Inbr. F237 (Pit).
Colour: Albino.
Genet. A, B, c, h.
Origin: King 1909 from Wistar Institute stock to Aptekman in 1946 at F135,
to Hokkaido University in 1953 at F148. To Pit at F205 (Kunz et al 1987).
Probably genetically identical to PA. Slow elimination of Trichinella
spiralis worms (12/12) (Bell, 1992)
Bell R. G. (1992) Variation
in responsiveness to Trichinella-spiralis infection in inbred rat
strains. Parasitology 105, 125-130.
INBRED STRAINS OF RATS
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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