Preferred Label : WIST, Rat Strain;
NCIt synonyms : WIST Rat Strain;
NCIt related terms : WISTAR; WIST;
NCIt definition : An outbred strain of albino brown rat, this strain was developed at the Wistar Institute
by Donaldson, Greenman, and King (1906) and was the first rat strain in use in biomedical
research. The Wistar rat has a wide head, long ears, and its tail length is always
less than its body length. A wide variety of rat inbred strains have been derived
from the Wistar.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: An outbred strain of albino brown rat, this strain was developed at the Wistar
Institute by Donaldson, Greenman, and King (1906). The Wistar rat has a wide head,
long ears, and its tail length is always less than its body length. A wide variety
of rat inbred strains have been derived from the Wistar.;
Origin ID : C76190;
UMLS CUI : C2700262;
Semantic type(s)
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