Organisms

Inbred LEC Rats

A cinnamon-colored strain of Long-Evans rats which carries a mutation causing fulminant hepatitis and jaundice, with an associated gross accumulation of copper in the liver. This strain is a model for Wilson's Disease (see HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION).

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A cinnamon-colored strain of Long-Evans rats which carries a mutation causing fulminant hepatitis and jaundice, with an associated gross accumulation of copper in the liver. This strain is a model for Wilson's Disease (see HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION).

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11 entry terms
  • Long-Evans Cinnamon Rats
  • Rats, Inbred LEC
  • Rats, Inbred Long-Evans Cinnamon
  • Cinnamon Rats, Long-Evans
  • Inbred LEC Rat
  • LEC Rat, Inbred
  • LEC Rats, Inbred
  • Long Evans Cinnamon Rats
  • Rat, Inbred LEC
  • Rats, Inbred Long Evans Cinnamon
  • Rats, Long-Evans Cinnamon

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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NIM with no qualifiers when experimental animal

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History Note

1999

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  • Rats (1989-1998)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Inbred LEC Rats. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020332. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020332
  2. Inbred LEC Rats. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69385253