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National BioResource Project-Rat and related activities.
Experimental animals - 1 Jul 2009
Serikawa Tadao, Mashimo Tomoji, Takizawa Akiko, Okajima Ryoko, Maedomari Naoki, Kumafuji Kenta, Tagami Fumi, Neoda Yuki, Otsuki Mito, Nakanishi Satoshi, Yamasaki Ken-ichi, Voigt Birger, Kuramoto Takashi
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In order to establish a system to facilitate the systematic collection, preservation, and provision of laboratory rats (Rattus norvegicus) and their derivates, the National BioResource Project-Rat (NBRP-Rat) was launched in July 2002. By the end of 2008, more than 500 rat strains had been collected and preserved as live animals, embryos, or sperm. These rat resources are supplied to biomedical scientists in Japan...
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