Spontaneously Hypertensive (SHR) Rat

SHR/NCrl
Inbred
Spontaneously Hypertensive (SHR) Rat
Spontaneously Hypertensive (SHR) Rat
SHR Rat
Breeding Location

Spontaneously Hypertensive (SHR) Rat Details

Okamoto, Kyoto School of Medicine, 1963, from outbred Wistar Kyoto male with marked elevation of blood pressure mated to female with slightly elevated blood pressure. Brother x sister mating with continued selection for spontaneous hypertension was then started. To NIH in 1966 from Okamoto at F13. To Charles River from NIH in 1973 at F32.

Coat Color
White (albino)

MHC Haplotype
RT1k

Strain Code
007

Ideal For
genetic hypertension, hypertensive drug research, ADHD model, safety and efficacy testing

SHR Rat US Growth Chart

LOCATION: Kingston
UNIT: K83
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Spontaneously Hypertensive (SHR) Rat Details

Okamoto, Kyoto School of Medicine, 1963, from outbred Wistar Kyoto male with marked elevation of blood pressure mated to female with slightly elevated blood pressure. Brother x sister mating with continued selection for spontaneous hypertension was then started. To NIH in 1966 from Okamoto at F13. To Charles River from NIH in 1973 at F32.

Coat Color
White (albino)

MHC Haplotype
RT1k

Strain Code
007

Ideal For
genetic hypertension, hypertensive drug research, ADHD model, safety and efficacy testing

SHR Rat Germany Growth Chart

Growth chart data should be used as a guideline only.
The shaded areas on each chart are the mean weight plus or minus one standard deviation at a given age averaged across all production facilities. This represents approximately 67% of the population, with the remaining 33% falling outside of this weight range.

Spontaneously Hypertensive (SHR) Rat Details

Okamoto, Kyoto School of Medicine, 1963, from outbred Wistar Kyoto male with marked elevation of blood pressure mated to female with slightly elevated blood pressure. Brother x sister mating with continued selection for spontaneous hypertension was then started. To NIH in 1966 from Okamoto at F13. To Charles River from NIH in 1973 at F32.

Coat Color
White (albino)

MHC Haplotype
RT1k

Strain Code
007

Ideal For
genetic hypertension, hypertensive drug research, ADHD model, safety and efficacy testing

Growth Chart for SHR Rat Colony at Vital River Laboratories in China

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