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Inbred Strains of Rats: WAB

WAB

Inbr.F81.

Colour: Albino,

Genet. c.

Origin: Boots Ltd., from same stock as WAG, but separated in 1926, prior to inbreeding. Benign thymoma in 23% of individuals over 2 years, with 50% incidence in castrated males and 57% in spayed females (Hinsull and Bellamy 1977).


Hinsull S. M. and Bellamy D. (1977) Spontaneous thymoma in an inbred strain of rat. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 58, 1609-1614.


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

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