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NBRP Rat No: 0257
Strain name: SHR/Hcm
Commmon Name:
Principal Investigator:
Mitsumasa OhyanagiHyogo College of Medicine
Preservation Status:
Coat Color
albino (c)
Inbred Generations
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Usage Restrictions
Genetic Status
Comercial Availability
Research Category
Gene Affected
Origin
This strain was provided by Okamoto of Kinki University, Osaka. Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat.
Strain characteristics
Hypertension. Control strain is WKY.
Breeding Conditions
Genotyping
References
Masutani M, Ohyanagi M, Shibuya J, Ishigami Y, Iwasaki T.
A decrease in the amount and function of inhibitory GTP-binding protein in the resistance small artery from spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Jpn J Pharmacol. 1999 Feb;79(2):185-93.
Additional strain information (Japanese only)