Wistar Rat
Wistar Rat
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Wistar IGS Rat Details
To Scientific Products Farm, Ltd. [predecessor of Charles River United Kingdom (CRUK)] in 1947 from Wistar Institute. To Charles River in 1975 from CRUK. This particular colony was selected because of a low incidence of hydronephrosis. IGS refers to animals bred using the Charles River International Genetic Standardization (IGS) Program.
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Coat Color
White (albino)
Strain Code
003
Ideal For
general multipurpose model, infectious disease research, safety and efficacy testing, aging, surgical model
LOCATION: Raleigh
UNIT: R06
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Wistar IGS Rat Details
To Scientific Products Farm, Ltd. [predecessor of Charles River United Kingdom (CRUK)] in 1947 from Wistar Institute. To Charles River in 1975 from CRUK. This particular colony was selected because of a low incidence of hydronephrosis. IGS refers to animals bred using the Charles River International Genetic Standardization (IGS) Program.
Try out the Wistar IGS rat with our animal model evaluation program→
Coat Color
White (albino)
Strain Code
003
Ideal For
general multipurpose model, infectious disease research, safety and efficacy testing, aging, surgical model
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.
UNIT: 10
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Wistar IGS Rat Details
To Scientific Products Farm, Ltd. [predecessor of Charles River United Kingdom (CRUK)] in 1947 from Wistar Institute. To Charles River in 1975 from CRUK. This particular colony was selected because of a low incidence of hydronephrosis. IGS refers to animals bred using the Charles River International Genetic Standardization (IGS) Program.
Try out the Wistar IGS rat with our animal model evaluation program→
Coat Color
White (albino)
Strain Code
003
Ideal For
general multipurpose model, infectious disease research, safety and efficacy testing, aging, surgical model
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.
UNIT: A03
Download the Report
Wistar IGS Rat Details
To Scientific Products Farm, Ltd. [predecessor of Charles River United Kingdom (CRUK)] in 1947 from Wistar Institute. To Charles River in 1975 from CRUK. This particular colony was selected because of a low incidence of hydronephrosis. IGS refers to animals bred using the Charles River International Genetic Standardization (IGS) Program.
Try out the Wistar IGS rat with our animal model evaluation program→
Coat Color
White (albino)
Strain Code
003
Ideal For
general multipurpose model, infectious disease research, safety and efficacy testing, aging, surgical model
*This pricing is subject to our General Terms & Conditions of Sale.
Wistar IGS Rat Details
To Scientific Products Farm, Ltd. [predecessor of Charles River United Kingdom (CRUK)] in 1947 from Wistar Institute. To Charles River in 1975 from CRUK. This particular colony was selected because of a low incidence of hydronephrosis. IGS refers to animals bred using the Charles River International Genetic Standardization (IGS) Program.
Try out the Wistar IGS rat with our animal model evaluation program→
Coat Color
White (albino)
Strain Code
003
Ideal For
general multipurpose model, infectious disease research, safety and efficacy testing, aging, surgical model
For additional information, including pricing details, please visit the Wistar rat page on the Charles River Japan website.
Wistar IGS Rat Details
To Scientific Products Farm, Ltd. [predecessor of Charles River United Kingdom (CRUK)] in 1947 from Wistar Institute. To Charles River in 1975 from CRUK. This particular colony was selected because of a low incidence of hydronephrosis. IGS refers to animals bred using the Charles River International Genetic Standardization (IGS) Program.
Try out the Wistar IGS rat with our animal model evaluation program→
Coat Color
White (albino)
Strain Code
003
Ideal For
general multipurpose model, infectious disease research, safety and efficacy testing, aging, surgical model
Please email us at [email protected] to request a health report for this model.
For additional information, including pricing details, please visit the Wistar rat page on the Vital River Laboratories website.
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For more information about Wistar IGS rats, please contact us at [email protected].