Strain information  NBRP Rat No: 0156  Strain name: F344/NSlc  Commmon Name: Rat Genome Database Principal Investigator:  Representative Director  Japan SLC, Inc       3371-8, Kotoh-cho, Hamamatsu    431-1103 Shizuoka     Japan Tel: 053-486-3178    Fax: 053-486-3156 Email: slc01@jslc.co.jp Preservation Status:   Embryo        Sperm       Living Animals Coat Color  albino (c) Inbred Generations  F138+50 Usage Restrictions   Genetic Status   Inbred  Segregating   Congenic   Consomic   Recombinant   Coisogenic   Spont. Mutant  Transgene  Ind. Mutant  Category Other  Comercial Availability Japan SLC, Inc 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 Instutite of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo > Slc (1980) Strain characteristics Small size. Docile. Breeding Conditions Sib mating. Good breeding performance. Genotyping References Yoshihara M, Sato T, Saito D, Ohara O, Kuramoto T, Suyama M. Application of target capture sequencing of exons and conserved non-coding sequences to 20 inbred rat strains. Genomics Data. 2016 Dec; 10: 155–157 Nakanishi S, Serikawa T, Kuramoto T. Slc:Wistar Outbred Rats Show Close Genetic Similarity with F344 Inbred Rats. Exp Anim. 64(1):25-29, 2015. Kuramoto T, Nakanishi S, Ochiai M, Nakagama H, Voigt B, Serikawa T. Origins of Albino and Hooded Rats: Implications from Molecular Genetic Analysis across Modern Laboratory Rat Strains. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e43059. Additional strain information F344