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Rats, Long-Evans  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An outbred strain of rats developed in 1915 by crossing several Wistar Institute white females with a wild gray male. Inbred strains have been derived from this original outbred strain, including Long-Evans cinnamon rats (RATS, INBRED LEC) and Otsuka-Long-Evans-Tokushima Fatty rats (RATS, INBRED OLETF), which are models for Wilson's disease and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, respectively.

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Entry terms

  • Long-Evans Rat
  • Long Evans Rats

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-D1MD0GFF-8

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