Origin
ZIMY was produced by crossing tremor (TRM) rat and zitter (ZI) rat at Kyoto University but this strain is homozygous for zi and wild-type for tm. ZIMY (Zitter Masao Yamada)
Strain characteristics
vacuole formation, tremor
Breeding Conditions
Good breeding performance.
References
山田昌夫、中島一男、山崎賢一、小岸克美、浅野裕三、藤田泰彦、芹川忠夫、山田淳三
行動異常を示す新しいミュータントラット系統(ZIMY)の開発
第40回日本実験動物学会総会要旨集1993