Article
The masked rat. An X-ray induced mutant with chronic blepharitis, alopecia, and pasteurellosis.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Kent R L, Lutzner M A, Hansen C T
Abstract excerpt
An autosomal recessive mutation had been previously X-ray-induced in the rat and named the masked rat (genotype mk/mk). This study describes the mutant's appearance, histology, and microflora. The rat's eyelids were swollen, often to the point of closure, and its face was partially covered by a b...
Topics
- Alopecia
- Animals
- Blepharitis
- Chronic Disease
- Disease Models, Animal
- Eyelid Diseases
- Mutation
- Pasteurella Infections
- Radiation Genetics
- Rats
- X-Rays