Nomenclature: HsdHanTM:WIST
Han Wistar Outbred Rat Origin
- The HsdHanTM:WIST outbred rat was derived from
original colony at Zentralinstitute fur Versuchstierzucht in
1989. Colony was transferred to Biological Research
Laboratories Limited (BRL), formerly RCC, now Harlan Laboratories,
Inc., Füllinsdorf, Switzerland in 1993.
Han Wistar Outbred
Rat Characteristics
- Coat: Albino
- Litter average: 9.5
- Docile disposition
Han Wistar Outbred Rat Research Use
- Toxicology
- Teratology
- Tumorigenicity
- Oncology
- Aging
- General studies
Harlan Laboratories' Production