Preferred Label : Wistar Unilever, Rat Strain;
NCIt synonyms : Wistar WU; Wistar Unilever Rat Strain;
NCIt related terms : WI(WU);
NCIt definition : A Wistar substrain that was disseminated to Glaxo Laboratory (UK) from the Wistar
Institute in Philadelphia in 1933, then to the Dutch Institution for Nutrition (Amsterdam,
The Netherlands) and maintained by Unilever Company (Vlaardingen, The Netherlands)
from 1941. This strain is now disseminated by Harland Nederland. The Wistar Unilever
rat is an albino, genotype c, with pink eyes and very docile manner, making it a popular
choice in multidisciplinary biomedical research worldwide. The breed is specifically
involved in developmental toxicity and carcinogenesis studies as well as being used
as an animal model for vitamin A deficiency in humans.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: A Wistar substrain that was disseminated to Glaxo Laboratory (UK) from the
Wistar Institute in Philadelphia in 1933, then to the Dutch Institution for Nutrition
(Amsterdam, The Netherlands) and maintained by Unilever Company (Vlaardingen, The
Netherlands) from 1941. This strain is now disseminated by Harland Nederland. The
Wistar Unilever rat is an albino, genotype c and pink eyes.;
Origin ID : C76193;
UMLS CUI : C2700276;
Semantic type(s)
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