Brief review of the cultivation and utilization of rat resources
10.3969/j.issn.1005-4847.2023.11.016
- VernacularTitle:浅谈国外实验大鼠资源的开发与利用
- Author:
Leying ZHANG
1
;
Wei XU
;
Qin ZUO
Author Information
1. 中国食品药品检定研究院,北京 102629
- Keywords:
rat;
resources;
cultivation and utilization;
repository
- From:
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica
2023;31(11):1512-1518
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Rat is one of representative laboratory animals since the genetic and the environment is comparatively easy to control.Laboratory rats are widely used in the area of physiology,neuroethology,pathology and toxicology due to the approximately ten times larger body size compared to mouse,offering several unique advantages in surgical procedures and clinical sampling of blood,tissues,etc.This paper reviews the cultivation and utilization history of the laboratory rat resources abroad such as strain breeding,preservation and database establishment to provide references for collecting,sharing and utilizing laboratory rat resources in our country.
