Strain information  NBRP Rat No: 0047  Strain name: WKAH/Hok  Commmon Name: WKAH, Wistar-King Aptekman Hokkaido 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 (A,B,c,h) Inbred Generations  F293 (Jul 2007) 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 Wistar Inst.→Hokkaido University, Faculty of Science(Mk) 1953, F148→Hokkaido University, Center for Experimental Plants & Animals(Hok) 1982, F226 Strain characteristics Albino, start inbreeding by King from 1909. Breeding Conditions Good breeding performance. Sib mating. Genotyping References Proc. Japan Acad. 53: 54-57, 1977 Additional strain information WKAH