Strain information  NBRP Rat No: 0286  Strain name: NE/Mave  Commmon Name: NE Rat Genome Database Principal Investigator:  Astrid Nehlig  Universite Louis Pasteur       11 rue Hunmann    67085 Strasbourg     France Tel: +33 390 24 32 43    Fax: +33 390 24 32 56 Email: nehlig@neurochem.u-strasbg.fr Preservation Status:   Embryo        Sperm       Living Animals Coat Color  albino (c) Inbred Generations  F52+28 (March 2012) Usage Restrictions  In publishing the research results to be obtained by use of the BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE, a citation of the following literature designated by the DEPOSITOR is requested. Danober L., Deransart C., Depaulis A., Vergnes M., Marescaux C. Pathophysiological mechanisms of genetic absence epilepsy in the rat. Prog. Neurobiol. 1998 May; 55 (1): 27-57. 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 The control strain of GAERS, free of any spontaneous SWD, has been inbred over 30 generations. Strain characteristics Breeding Conditions Good breeding performance. Genotyping References Danober L, Deransart C, Depaulis A, Vergnes M, Marescaux C. Pathophysiological mechanisms of genetic absence epilepsy in the rat. Prog Neurobiol. 55(1):27-57, 1998. Rudolf G, Thérèse Bihoreau M, F Godfrey R, P Wilder S, D Cox R, Lathrop M, Marescaux C, Gauguier D. Polygenic control of idiopathic generalized epilepsy phenotypes in the genetic absence rats from Strasbourg (GAERS). Epilepsia. 45(4):301-8, 2004. Additional strain information