Rats, Inbred LEC
Synonyms
Cinnamon Rats, Long-Evans
Inbred LEC Rat
Inbred LEC Rats
LEC Rat, Inbred
LEC Rats, Inbred
Long Evans Cinnamon Rats
Long-Evans Cinnamon Rats
Rat, Inbred LEC
Rats, Inbred Long Evans Cinnamon
Rats, Inbred Long-Evans Cinnamon
Rats, Long-Evans Cinnamon
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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