Preferred Label : BB, Rat Strain;
NCIt synonyms : BB Rat Strain;
NCIt definition : BB: The development of lymphocytic thyroiditis is not affected by iodine treatment
according to Allen (1992), though Ebner et al (1992) found the opposite. Epitope specificities
of collagen-induced arthritis studied by Cremer et al (1992). A lymphopenic, nondiabetic
substrain BB-DR has very low T-cell numbers, depressed B-lymphocyte numbers and a
complete absence of peripheral CD8 T cells characteristics of the susceptible BB
strain(Joseph et al 1993). Transfusing of BB-DR thymocytes into nude rats transfers
the autoimmune insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (Whalen et al 1995).;
Origin ID : C14394;
UMLS CUI : C1516120;
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