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Vendor-derived differences in injury-induced pain phenotype and pharmacology of Sprague-Dawley rats: Does it matter?
European journal of pain (London, England) - 1 Apr 2017
Kristensen P J, Heegaard A M, Hestehave S, Jeggo R D, Bjerrum O J, Munro G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Outbred Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats are a commonly used strain in preclinical pain research. Here, we established empirically how SD rats obtained from different vendors might vary in sensitivity to injury and pharmacotherapy. METHODS: Chronic Constriction Injury (CCI) or complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) hindpaw inflammation was induced in male SD rats sourced from three to four different vendors,...
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