Strain information  NBRP Rat No: 0046  Strain name: TO/Hok  Commmon Name: TO, Tokyo rat 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  albino (c) Inbred Generations  F136 (May 2009) Usage Restrictions  The recipient of BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE shall obtain a prior written consent on use of it from the DEPOSITOR. For a commercial use of this resource, a new contract must be concluded between the depositor and the recipient. 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 Breeding companey in Tokyo→Hokkaido University 1952→Hokkaido University, Faculty of Science(Mk) 1952→brother-sister mating→Hokkaido University, Center for Experimental Plants & Animals(Hok) 1982, F63 Strain characteristics Large size, widely used in transplantation experiment and RT1. Breeding Conditions Good breeding performance. Sib mating. Genotyping References Transplantation 16: 221-245, 1973 Transplantation 52: 369-373, 1991 Additional strain information Tokyo rat