Strain information  NBRP Rat No:   Strain name: F344.Cg-Foxn1rnu/Kyo (rnu/+)  Commmon Name: F344/N-Foxn1rnu/Kyo, F344/N-rnu 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 (c,rnu/+) Inbred Generations  F?+48 (09.5.29) Usage Restrictions   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 Foxn1: forkhead box N1 Origin Jic N13 -> Kyo (1988) Strain characteristics Pleiotropic phenotype of hairlessness and athymia, resulting in severely compromised immune system. Breeding Conditions Good breeding performance. Genotyping Genotyping protocol for Foxn1 References Additional strain information F344