Strain information  NBRP Rat No: 0033  Strain name: ACI/NHok  Commmon Name: Rat Genome Database Principal Investigator:  Kazuhiro Kitada  Creative Research Initiative "Sousei", Hokkaido University       Kita 10 Nishi 8, Kita-ku    060-0810 Hokkaido     JAPAN Tel: 011-706-3582    Fax: 011-726-3476 Email: kkitada@cast.hokudai.ac.jp Preservation Status:   Embryo        Sperm       Living Animals Coat Color  agouti (A,B,C,hi) Inbred Generations  F212 (May 2008) 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 Origin NIH→Tokyo Biochemical Research Institute(Tbi)→Hokkaido University, Laboratory of Experimental Animal Science(Hok) 1967, F87→Hokkaido University, Center for Experimental Plants & Animals(Hok) 1982, F135 Strain characteristics Reported as AxC9935 Irish. Agouti and Irish pigmentation. Spontaneous malformations of urogenital organs (Shoji,1977). Breeding Conditions Good breeding performance. Sib-mating. Genotyping References Proc. Japan. Acad. Sci. 53: 54-57, 1977 Additional strain information ACI