ORIGIN
J. Furth in 1945 from a commercial Wistar stock in an attempt to develop a rat strain with a high incidence of leukemia. To Charles River in 1998 from the National Cancer Institute Animal Production Program (Cr).
COAT COLOR White (albino)
RESEARCH APPLICATION
resistant to chronic renal disease, macrothrombocytopenia model, oncology, carcinogenesis, leukemia, grand mal seizure
MHC HAPLOTYPE RT1u
ORDERING INFORMATION
Note: Currently a cryopreserved model. Please call 1.800.LAB.RATS if you would like to place an order.