The National BioResource Project for the Rat in Japan

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NBRP Rat No: 0043
Strain name: LEJ/Hok
Commmon Name: LEJ
Principal Investigator:
Kazuhiro KitadaCreative Research Initiative "Sousei", Hokkaido University
Preservation Status:
Coat Color
black-hooded (a,B,C,h)
Inbred Generations
F42+65+29 (April 2012)
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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
Comercial Availability
Research Category
Gene Affected
Origin
Pacific Farm→Hokkaido University, Faculty of Science(Mk) 1956→Newly brother-sister mating 1964→Hokkaido University, Center for Experimental Plants & Animals(Hok) 1982, F42
Strain characteristics
Black hooded, large size, widely used in cancer research and nutrition test.
Breeding Conditions
Sib-mating.
Genotyping
References
Ferdaus MZ, Xiao B, Ohara H, Nemoto K, Harada Y, Saar K, Hübner N, Isomura M, Nabika. T
Identification of stim1 as a candidate gene for exaggerated sympathetic response to stress in the stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat.
PLoS One. 9(4):e95091, 2014.
Additional strain information (Japanese only)