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Inbr.F87+ (Hok).

Origin: A breeder in Tokyo, Japan, to Hokkaido University in 1952 (Festing and Staats 1973). Resistant to the induction of EAU by interphotoreceptor retinol-binding protein (contrast WKAH, W/M, LEJ, LEW and BUF) (Sasamoto et al, 1994).

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Festing M. F. W. and Staats J. (1973) Standardized nomenclature for inbred strains of rats. Fourth listing. Transplant. 16, 221-245. \par

Sasamoto Y., Kotake S., Yoshikawa K., Wiggert B., Gery I., and Matsuda H. (1994) Interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein-derived peptide can induce experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis in various rat strains. Current Eye Research 13, 845-849. \par

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INBRED STRAINS OF RATS
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester, UK