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Inbred Strains of Rats: A990

A990

Inbr. F122 (1988).

Colour: Agouti or non-agouti hooded.

Genet. A or a, C, h.

Origin: Curtiss 1921 at Columbia University Institute for Cancer Research.

Characterisitcs

Resistant to Cysticercus. Susceptible to oestrogen-induced mammary and adrenal tumours. Good reproduction. High open-field defaecation (2/12, males, 3/12 females) and low ambulation (11/12), Harrington (1972). Low wheel activity (12/12) (Harrington 1971b). Agressive towards handlers (Harrington 1981).


Harrington G. M. (1971b) Strain differences in rotating wheel activity of the rat. Psychon. Sci. 23, 363-364.

Harrington G. M. (1972) Strain differences in open-field behavior of the rat. Psychon. Sci. 27, 51-53.

Harrington G. M. (1981) The Har strains of rats: Origins and characteristics. Behav. Genet. 11, 445-467.


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

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