Strain information
 NBRP Rat No: 0379  Strain name: HER/Wkmt  Commmon Name: HER, Hotaka Epileptic Rat Rat Genome Database
Principal Investigator:  Kaori Wakamatsu  Faculty of Engineering, Gunma University       Kiryu, Tenjin-cho 1-5-1    376-8515 Gunma     Japan
Tel: 0277-30-1439    Fax: 0277-30-1439 Email: wakamats@bce.gunma-u.ac.jp
Preservation Status:   Embryo        Sperm       Living Animals ../images/Photos/HER/HER1024.jpg
Coat Color  albino (c)
Inbred Generations  F21+18 (April 2012)
Usage Restrictions  The users must join a HER model cooperative research association, and obey various regulations stipulated in the rules of the association.
They must also comply with the decisions made by the facilitator.
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
Strain characteristics Status epilepticus. Seizure is most prominent at 12-24 weeks of age.
key words: epilepsy
Breeding Conditions Weaning should be finished before the onset of seizures. Seizures affect breeding and maternal care.
Genotyping
References Unpublished.
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