Strain information
 NBRP Rat No: 0670  Strain name: ODUS/Odu  Commmon Name: 自然発症歯肉炎ラット Rat Genome Database
Principal Investigator:  Mitsuko Shinohara  Osaka Dental University       8-1 Kuzuha hanazono-cho    573-1121 Hirakata-city, Osaka     Japan
Tel: 072-864-3058    Fax: 072-864-3158 Email: shino@cc.osaka-dent.ac.jp
Preservation Status:   Embryo        Sperm       Living Animals
Coat Color  c
Inbred Generations  F126
Usage Restrictions  In publishing, an acknowledgment to the DEPOSITOR is requested.
Genetic Status
 Inbred  Segregating  Congenic  Consomic  Recombinant
 Coisogenic  Spont. Mutant  Transgene  Ind. Mutant  Category Other 
Comercial Availability
Research Category
 Diabetes Obesity  Neurobiology  Ophthalmology  Dentistry  Cardio Hypertension
 Cancer  Metabolism  Otorhinology  Immunology  Infectious
 Osteosis  Internal Organ  Dermatology  Reproduction  Development
 Behavior  Hematology  Urology  Pharmacology  Research Area Others 
 Control Strain  Marker Strain
Gene Affected
Origin The mutant rat showing spontaneous gingivitis was found in the colony of WKY rats in 1972. The inbred strain was established in 1991.
Strain characteristics ODUS/Odu exhibits markedly heavy plaque formation in the lower incisors and develop both periodontal pockets and gingivitis after being fed a commercially available powder diet.
Breeding Conditions sib mating
Genotyping
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(35) J.OsakaDentalUniversity,43:175-181,2009
(36) J.OsakaDentalUniversity,45:167-173,2011
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