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Inbred Strains of Rats: ZI

ZI

Inbr. F26.

Colour: Albino.

Genet. c, zi.

Origin: A breeder in W Germany to Hannover in 1980, to Kyoto in 1983. Carries rcessive autosomal gene "zitter" which causes spongiform encephalopathy of the central nervous system with tremors at 15 days of age as well as curley whiskers and hair (Yamada et al 1989).

Yamada J., Mori M., Hamada S., Serikawa T., and Yamada J. (1989) Assignment of tremulous body mutant gene zitter (zi) to linkage group IV of the rat (Rattus norvegicus). J. Hered. 80, 383-386.

INBRED STRAINS OF RATS
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester, UK
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