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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Mammals > Eutheria > Rodentia > Muridae > Murinae > Rats > Rats, Sprague-Dawley

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Rats, Sprague-Dawley  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A strain of albino rat used widely for experimental purposes because of its calmness and ease of handling. It was developed by the Sprague-Dawley Animal Company.

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Entry terms

  • Rats, Sprague Dawley
  • Sprague-Dawley Rat

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-T1PCR35T-Q

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