Strain information  NBRP Rat No: 0017  Strain name: W/Kyo  Commmon Name: Rat Genome Database Principal Investigator:  Tadao Serikawa  Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University       Yoshidakonoe-cho, Sakyo-ku    606-8501 Kyoto     JAPAN Tel: 075-753-4360    Fax: 075-753-4409 Email: serikawa@anim.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp Preservation Status:   Embryo        Sperm       Living Animals Coat Color  albino (A,B,c,h) Inbred Generations  F71+70+74 (March 2012) Usage Restrictions  The recipient of BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE shall obtain a prior written consent on use of it from the DEPOSITOR. For a commercial use of this resource, a new contract must be concluded between the depositor and the recipient. 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 Hok＞Hkm(1944)＞Kyo(1974) Strain characteristics One of Wistar reference strains. Breeding Conditions Good breeding performance. Sib mating. Genotyping References Ferdaus MZ, Xiao B, Ohara H, Nemoto K, Harada Y, Saar K, Hübner N, Isomura M, Nabika T. Identification of stim1 as a candidate gene for exaggerated sympathetic response to stress in the stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat. PLoS One. 9(4):e95091, 2015. Additional strain information W/Kyo