Organisms

Sprague-Dawley Rats

A strain of albino rat used widely for experimental purposes because of its calmness and ease of handling. It was developed by the Sprague-Dawley Animal Company.

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Abstract

A strain of albino rat used widely for experimental purposes because of its calmness and ease of handling. It was developed by the Sprague-Dawley Animal Company.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Rats, Sprague Dawley
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Sprague-Dawley Rat
  • Rat, Sprague-Dawley
  • Sprague Dawley Rat
  • Sprague Dawley Rats
  • Holtzman Rat
  • Rats, Holtzman
  • Holtzman Rats
  • Rat, Holtzman

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18 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

NIM with no qualifiers when experimental animal

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History Note

93; was see RATS, INBRED STRAINS 1982-92

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Previous Indexing

  • Rats (1966-1982)
  • Rats, Inbred Strains (1982-1992)

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NLM Classification

QY 60.R6

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sprague-Dawley Rats. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017207. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017207
  2. Sprague-Dawley Rats. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21660595