Zucker Rat

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Zucker Rat Details

The obese or fatty condition appeared spontaneously in the 13M strain maintained at the Laboratory of Comparative Pathology of Theodore and Lois Zucker in Stow, MA. Research colonies were established at many institutions from this nucleus colony. To Charles River in 1985 from a research colony maintained at a pharmaceutical company.

Coat Color

Four principal variants: 1. predominantly brown; 2. brown and white; 3. predominantly black; 4. black and white

Strain Code

185 (Obese), 186 (Lean)

Ideal For

insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, metabolic syndrome, genetic obesity

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