ORIGIN
Furth developed this strain at Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA in 1945 starting from a commercial colony of Wistar rats. Acquired by Charles River Laboratories from the Microbiological Associates, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Introduced to Charles River Laboratories France in 1970.
COAT COLOR White (albino)
RESEARCH APPLICATION
resistant to chronic renal disease, macrothrombocytopenia model, oncology, carcinogenesis, leukemia, grand mal seizure
MHC HAPLOTYPE RT1u
BREEDING LOCATION
France
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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