Strain information
 NBRP Rat No: 0143  Strain name: MD/Tama  Commmon Name: MD, myelin deficient rat Rat Genome Database
Principal Investigator:  Nobuaki Tamamaki  Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University       Yoshida, Sakyou-ku    606-8501 Kyoto     Japan
Tel: 075-753-4331    Fax: 075-753-4340 Email: tamamaki@mbs.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Preservation Status:   Embryo        Sperm       Living Animals ../images/Photos/MD/MD_1024.jpg ../images/Photos/
Coat Color  albino (c)
Inbred Generations  F?+30 (April 2012)
Usage Restrictions  Need acknowledgement of Drs. CK Csiza, Drs. A Koeppen and KD Barron
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 Plp1: proteolipid protein 1
Origin Dr. Csiza 1988 > Kyoto University 2000
Strain characteristics Mutation locates on X chromosome.
Breeding Conditions Sib mating between heterozygous female and wild type male. Carrier female rat looks normal. Possibly low in proliferation.
Genotyping RFLP of PCR products Genotyping protocol for Plp1
References Dentinger et al. (1982) Brain Res. 344: 255-266.
Marciano et al. (1990) J. Comp. Neurol. 295: 219-234.
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