Preferred Label : WH, Rat Strain;
NCIt synonyms : WH Rat Strain;
NCIt related terms : WH; WISTAR HAN;
NCIt definition : A Wistar substrain established in Hanover, Germany (1964), this rat breed is a white
albino with pink eyes, genotype c. The WH rat has a low incidence of overall spontaneous
tumor formation; the most common in males being pituitary adenomas while females exhibit
spontaneous mammary, thyroid, and pituitary adenomas. This is a multi-purpose research
strain and applications include aging, oncology, toxicology, and safety and efficacy
testing.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: A Wistar substrain established in Hanover, Germany (1964), this rat breed is
a white albino with pink eyes, genotype c.;
Origin ID : C76191;
UMLS CUI : C2700261;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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