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Whole genome sequencing of nearly isogenic WMI and WLI inbred rats identifies genes potentially involved in depression and stress reactivity.
Scientific reports - 20 Jul 2021
de Jong Tristan V, Kim Panjun, Guryev Victor, Mulligan Megan K, Williams Robert W, Redei Eva E, Chen Hao
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The WMI and WLI inbred rats were generated from the stress-prone, and not yet fully inbred, Wistar Kyoto (WKY) strain. These were selected using bi-directional selection for immobility in the forced swim test and were then sib-mated for over 38 generations. Despite the low level of genetic diversity among WKY progenitors, the WMI substrain is significantly more vulnerable to stress relative to the...
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