Japanese
 NBRP Rat No: 0218 Strain NameBN.UPL-(D2Rat134-D2Rat2)/Cas Commmon Name: BN.UPL-(<i>D2Rat134-D2Rat2</i>), TAK
 Principal Investigator  Toshinori Furukawa
 Organization   Hiroshima University 
 Address  

734-8551 Hiroshima

 Japan
 Telephone  082-257-5108  Fax:  082-257-5109  toshi@fumi.mayu.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
 Inbred Generations   N9 (Mar 2004) 
   
 Coat Color
 Deposition Status
 
 brown
  Embryo      Sperm      Live Animals
 Usage Restrictions  In publishing, a citation of the following literature(s) designated by the DEPOSITOR is requested.
In publishing, an acknowledgment to the DEPOSITOR is requested. 
 Genetic Status   Inbred   Segregating   Congenic   Consomic    Recombinant 
  Coisogenic   Spont. Mutant    Transgene   Ind. Mutant    Others 
 Comercial Availability   
 Research Category   Diabetes Obesity    Neurobiology    Ophthalmology    Dentistry    Cardio- Hypertension 
  Oncology   Metabolism   Otorhinology    Immunology    Infectious Disease
  Osteology    Internal Medicine   Dermatology   Reproduction    Development
  Behavior    Hematology    Urology   Pharmacology   Others 
  Control Strains   Reporter gene Strains  
 Gene
 Origin  
 Strain Characteristics  
 Breeding Conditions Sib mating among heterozygotes. Offspring contain homozygoutes, heterozygoutes and wild type animals. 
 Genotyping <a href="http://www.anim.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/nbr/documents/PCR_Gene/Gja8_en.pdf">Genotyping protocol for Gja8</a> 
 References  Yamashita S, Furumoto K, Nobukiyo A, Kamohara M, Ushijima T, Furukawa T.
Mapping of A gene responsible for cataract formation and its modifier in the UPL rat.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2002 Oct;43(10):3153-9.