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. 2015 Jul 10:151–207. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409527-4.00004-3

Table 4.1.

Commonly Used Rat Strains

Inbred strains Usefulness as models
ACI Congenital genitourinary anomalies, prostatic adenocarcinomas
BB/Wor Juvenile insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
BN (Brown Norway) Inducible, transplantable myeloid leukemia, hydronephrosis, bladder carcinoma
BUF (Buffalo) Spontaneous autoimmune thyroiditis, host for transplantable Morris hepatoma
COP (Copenhagen) Prostate adenocarcinoma
F-344 (Fischer 344) Inbred rat model for National Toxicology Program’s Carcinogen Bioassay Program and the National Institute on Aging
LEW (Lewis) Multiple sclerosis, various experimentally induced autoimmune diseases
LOU/C Myeloma, production of IgG autoantibody
SHR (spontaneous hypertensive rat) Hypertension, cardiovascular research
WF (Wistar-Furth) Mononuclear cell leukemia
Zucker Obesity
Mutant strains Characteristics
Brattleboro Diabetes insipidus (autosomal recessive)
Gunn Jaundice, kernicterus (autosomal recessive)
Nude T cell deficient (autosomal recessive)
Obese SHR Type 4 hyperlipoproteinemia (autosomal recessive)