Wistar Kyoto

Wistar Kyoto Outbred Rat Model
  • Cryopreserved
  • Rat
  • Albino
Model No.NomenclatureGenotype
WKYNTac:WKY
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Overview

Nomenclature: NTac:WKY

  • Often used as the normotensive control for the SHR
  • Males exhibit systolic blood pressures of 125 to 140 mmHg at 10 weeks of age
  • A partially inbred model (F10) which retains some residual heterozygosity

Availability

Live production of this model has ceased. This webpage is retained for historical reference, but this model is not available from Taconic.

Origin

NIH received the Wistar Kyoto inbred/outbred model as an inbred from the Kyoto School of Medicine in 1971. Taconic received stock at F10 from the NIH Animal Genetic Resource in 1974. The rats were derived by caesarean in 1982 and are maintained as a randomly bred closed colony.

Genetics

Species:Rat
Strain Type:Outbred or Mixed
Coat Color:Albino
Coat Color Loci: a, Tyrc, h
Coat Color Loci: a, Tyrc, h

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Applications & Therapeutic Areas

  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Metabolic Disease

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Data

Average litter size: 10

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