Sand Rats

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Maintained at Hebrew University in Israel.

Health Monitoring Reports
Location Report
Jerusalem - Barrier 1 Download PDF
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Characteristics

  • Coat color: Brown/Agouti
  • Psammomys obesus
  • Litter average: 2.5
  • Low reproductive performance
  • Disposition: Docile
  • Two outbred genetically distinct lines: Diabetes prone (DP), Diabetes resistant (DR)

Research Use

  • Nutritionally induced type II diabetes is induced within 14 days by feeding a high-energy diet ( Teklad Global Diet 2018SC) to Diabetes Prone strain
  • Obesity and insulin resistance
  • Diabetic angiopathy
  • Regulation of lipoprotein lipase activity
  • Beta cell activity
  • Diabetic cataract
  • Vertebral degeneration
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